DOJ sues MA to block in-state tuition, aid for undocumented students
The Department of Justice is suing Massachusetts to block undocumented students from accessing in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities.
DACA Holders in Legal Limbo as Renewal Applications are Delayed
This month marks the 14th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but bureaucratic holdups have left recipients in Massachusetts and elsewhere unsure of their legal standing.
Increased deportations separate families, limit access to legal counsel
New research shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement is separating families in Massachusetts and across the country by deporting parents without their children.
Black and Latino Caucus work alongside Healey, Wu toward increased protections against ICE
In the aftermath of the actions of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, Massachusetts legislators are taking steps to stymie federal law enforcement’s actions in the commonwealth
Help for MA survivors of violence hindered by growing ICE presence
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up enforcement in Massachusetts, organizations aiding survivors of sexual and domestic violence say fewer people are using their services.
Amid ICE raids, immigrant children find peace on Boston soccer fields
14-year-old Kimberly feels that she can be herself. She doesn’t have to worry about the immigration agents she’s been hearing about in the news and at school.
MA voting groups banned from naturalization ceremonies
The Trump administration is barring non-governmental groups from registering new citizens to vote at their naturalization ceremonies. Voting rights groups are calling on immigration officials to reverse the new policy.
‘It’s my responsibility’: In the wake of ICE raids, youth support their families
Yoana Pleitez Romero should be looking forward to winter courses at Bunker Hill Community College. But instead, she has a long list of things to do.
Local sanctuary cities make case to keep federal funds off Trump admin’s chopping block
A federal judge in Boston is considering whether to temporarily ban the Trump administration from targeting funding for Chelsea and
Advocates push for juvenile fingerprint data sharing to end, as ICE detains Chelsea teens
In Chelsea, at least five minors who were recently arrested by the Chelsea Police Department were detained by federal immigration
Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Amid Constitutional Debate
Trump administration order that would deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil to undocumented immigrant parents.
A Marlborough father left for work. Now he fears deportation, even with no criminal record.
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