Jeff Gammage, Philly Inquirer

Jeff Gammage

Philly Inquirer

Mountain View, CA, United States

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Past articles by Jeff:

Immigration activists believe they’ve stopped the ‘medical deportation’ of a comatose patient in Allentown

The 46-year-old woman experienced complications from surgery after suffering a brain aneurysm in late December → Read More

Philly plans to cap the Vine Street Expressway to reconnect Chinatown

“This community never gave up the fight for ways to mitigate the expressway,” said John Chin, executive director of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. → Read More

Immigration activists try to stop Allentown hospital from sending comatose woman out of the country

This is at least the second time in three years that a Pennsylvania hospital has sought to carry out a so-called 'medical deportation' → Read More

‘It happened so quickly.’ A Wilmington family finds safety in Poland after fleeing the war in Ukraine

A year later, everyone’s safe, the children are settled. And it's barely more possible to predict the future than it was a year ago. → Read More

For Afghan evacuees in Philly and elsewhere, a looming unemployment crisis

“We are so concerned that if their status expires, they’ll lose their jobs,” said a leader with the Afghan American Foundation → Read More

She worked at the Berks immigrant detention center, then worked to shut it down. Now it’s closing for good.

Her clients stood among the most vulnerable, people who had children, or were children, who had little money, no connections and few legal rights → Read More

Penn, Temple, Mütter among U.S. institutions still holding the remains of Native Americans

Museum leaders pledged to repatriate the remains, as required under a 1990 federal law. Critics say some institutions have been too slow to act. → Read More

Legal fight against Sixers arena develops in Chinatown as steering committee holds first meeting

As the Chinatown Coalition to Oppose the Arena announced its formation today, a steering committee headed by PCDC heard from business interests. → Read More

Chinatown residents loudly denounce Sixers arena proposal at contentious meeting

“My question is really simple,” one man told Sixers representatives. “Why can’t you guys stay where you are?” → Read More

Immigration officials denied a son’s wish to visit his sick father in Philly. The man has now died.

The government assumes that someone seeking to come to the United States, even to see a dying parent, intends to try to stay permanently. → Read More

What’s next as the Berks immigrant detention center prepares to close in January

Even as Berks closes, the number of beds available to jail immigrants has soared in Pennsylvania under President Joe Biden → Read More

‘Immigrant communities are welcome here’: Philly stands strong on sanctuary as Gov. Abbott sends buses from Texas

The city's stand has been not only supported but demanded by Philadelphia’s robust network of immigrant-rights groups, who push for action as they take on the day-to-day job of supporting newcomers. → Read More

Berks immigrant detention center to close as federal government ends contract

The center is best known as having been one of three facilities in the United States that confined immigrant families → Read More

A third bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrives in Philadelphia, a fourth close behind

Two buses from Texas were arriving with about 80 immigrants at 30th Street Station Friday morning — the third unscheduled and uncoordinated drop-off in 10 days → Read More

Second immigrant bus arrives in Philadelphia from Texas, sent by Gov. Greg Abbott

Immigrant advocates wondered if buses will keep coming this week. → Read More

In Texas he was offered a choice of three cities. How one immigrant ended up on a bus to Philadelphia

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boasts that he’s sent thousands of immigrants to Chicago, New York and Washington – and now added Philadelphia to the list → Read More

Here’s how asylum works, as 28 migrants land in Philadelphia from Texas

Thousands of migrants who arrive at the U.S. border each year apply for asylum, which at base is a protection from persecution → Read More

Immigrants sent to Philly by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrive at 30th Street Station

"Governor Abbott’s busing efforts serve as a ploy to wreak social discord and spread misinformation," one immigrant leader said. → Read More

Bus carrying immigrants from Texas to arrive in Philly on Wednesday

City officials have been preparing for days for the possible arrival. → Read More

In Pakistan, a son is desperate to visit his dying father in Philly. The U.S. government won’t let him in.

“This is his last wish,” the son said from Pakistan. “It would be a great blessing if I could stand before my father and see him.” → Read More