Edwin Nicolas Sanchez Pachon was following the rules required of him to perhaps one day become a permanent legal resident of the U.S. Then, the rules suddenly changed. The asylum-seeker from Colombia had been in the country since 2022.

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In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a 'No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.'

Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities where President Trump is preparing to send ICE tactical teams ahead of nationwide protests.