Wendy Ruderman

Una ley de 2014, que protege a inmigrantes de estafadores, fue ignorada desde su promulgación. Ahora, los líderes de la ciudad prometen "ponerse al día" y disponer recursos para hacerla cumplir.

A 2014 law to protect immigrants from profiteers went ignored from the start. Now city leaders promise to "get on it" and put new muscle into enforcement.

Their push came as district officials closed two more city schools — Barton Elementary in Feltonville and Sullivan Elementary in Frankford — because of damaged asbestos.

Algunos inmigrantes huyen del crimen y la violencia, solo para ser víctimas de proveedores de servicios fraudulentos de inmigración en el área de Filadelfia.

Some immigrants flee crime and violence, only to fall prey to fraudulent immigration services providers in the Philadelphia area.

Hopkinson Elementary will remain closed for a third day while the district conducts air sampling to test for asbestos fibers. Union leaders learned Friday of potential contamination during a ceiling tile replacement job over the summer.

Hopkinson Elementary, a crowded Juniata K-8 that educates 850 students, will be closed at least Monday and Tuesday while air testing is completed in the building.

Ana Molina, of Cherry Hill, ran an immigration services business out of an Oxford Circle storefront, pretended to be a lawyer and preyed on immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.

The teachers' union said Monday it will sue the School District over its botched handling of damaged asbestos after teachers at a North Philadelphia elementary school were ordered back into their building even though later air testing showed elevated levels of the cancinogenic fibers.

Two days after reopening, the Hunting Park school has closed due to health concerns.