
Jeff Gammage
I cover immigration at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pulitzer Prize winner. Author, “China Ghosts,” published by William Morrow. jgammage@inquirer.com
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Death of detained immigrant brings fresh scrutiny to N.J.’s Delaney Hall
Edwin Jeovanny López Cornejo died after a medical episode, ICE said. His family and Democratic lawmakers called for accountability.
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Temporary protections ending for Salvadoran migrants
El Salvador has the third-highest TPS population in the U.S. at just over 170,000, ahead of the 101,000 from Ukraine, whose status expires next month.

Man detained by ICE fears he could be killed if he’s deported
Jhon Perez Romero, now married to a U.S. citizen, once worked for Venezuela’s national intelligence agency.

ICE detention policy ruled unlawful
Undocumented immigrants in the country for years are entitled to hearings, the Third Circuit said.

Babysitter arrested by ICE at Philly airport is freed from detention
Iliana Lick, a native of Argentina living in South Philly, had overstayed her visa, DHS said.

Death of detained immigrant brings fresh scrutiny to N.J.’s Delaney Hall
Edwin Jeovanny López Cornejo died after a medical episode, ICE said. His family and Democratic lawmakers called for accountability.

Man faces deportation despite legal residence
Mamadou Fadel Cherif is shielded from being sent back to his homeland of Guinea, but ICE can send him to a third country. His family is scrambling.

Ending migrant safeguards carries a steep cost
Temporary protected status has allowed 1.3 million people from dangerous places to live and work in the U.S., many in vital industries.

ICE backtracks on plans to build two immigrant detention centers in Pa.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, who had opposed the proposals in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, praised the decision.

Haitians fear a return to dangerous homeland
Philadelphia's Haitian community is bracing for possible deportations as protected immigration status nears its end.

Ukrainian family was welcomed to Philly when Russia attacked. Now they must leave
Federal pressure on immigrants means their temporary protected status may not be renewed when it expires in October.

Supreme Court upholds right to citizenship for most born here

Amid parents' immigration fight, a son battles to stay in the U.S.
Muhammed Emanet, whose mother and father own Jersey Kebab in Collingswood, is facing a forced return to Turkey.

How N.J. advocates hope to close Delaney Hall
Shutting down an ICE detention center is rare, but immigration activists are fighting with the help of elected officials.

Judge orders immediate release of ICE detainee
The Mexican man was arrested after he helped Berks County authorities investigate the fatal shooting of his daughter.

Deportation is deferred for man who helped probe daughter’s death

ICE barred from deporting man who helped police
The man, the caretaker of his baby granddaughter who was shot by her father, is safe until June 1.

He helped police after a tragedy. Then ICE arrived
Erasmo Zavala Almanza aided the investigation of his daughter's slaying. He sought a visa. Instead, he faces deportation.

House Judiciary criticizes Philly top officials
The GOP-led committee sent letters demanding six years of immigration communications.

‘Worst of the worst’? Analyzing arrests by ICE
While detentions have risen sharply under Trump, the share of immigrants with criminal backgrounds has fallen.

More Pennsylvania police agencies are signing up to help ICE
The federal agency says the cooperative program helps protect citizens. Critics say it erodes community trust and can cost taxpayers.

Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship
Several justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s reasoning. Trump attended the session.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jeff Gammage in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.
