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Advocates say key part of PROTECT Act violated on first day at local Mass. courthouse
Part of the PROTECT Act law restricting ICE arrests at courthouses went into effect this week, but advocates say it’s already been violated. -
Local organization opens center for immigrants deported from U.S. in Haiti
The center hopes to be a transition point to help deportees recuperate and connect with relatives who can help them. -
Immigrant youth in Mass. foster system are being ordered deported
In April, the federal government rescinded a Biden-era policy that deferred deportation proceedings for Special Immigrant Juvenile petitioners for green cards. -
Chelsea mother claims in lawsuit that ICE officers ‘violently attacked’ her in front of her child
Hilda Ramirez Sanan sued the federal government for the 'illegal arrest' and the longterm physical and mental repercussions to herself and her children -
WATCH: ICE detained a father in Chelsea, Mass. Here’s what happened next
Minutes after receiving good news about his immigration case, Milton Mejia was arrested by ICE. As his detention stretches from weeks to months, his family is left to pick up the pieces. -
Trump administration enjoined from enforcing refugee limitation
Federal immigration authorities tried to cut the amount of time refugees have to contest decisions issued to remove their legal status. -
Lawsuits seek HomeBASE coverage be reinstated for third-year
Recipients of funding from the housing assistance program HomeBASE have filed lawsuits calling on the state to resume funding for a third year to help low-income families. But the Commonwealth says budget restraints are limiting resources. -
Mass., national groups sue Trump administration over refugee policies
The lawsuit was filed Monday in the District of Massachusetts in Boston and targets U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. -
Immigrant mental health taskforce reports progress after first year
The Massachusetts Behavioral Health and Wellbeing Taskforce was created by the MIRA Coalition and Haitian Mental Health Network. -
The Golden Thread sheds light on little known East Boston history — and its present
From poignant immigration history to local activism, there's a little for everyone, according to the creators of the new community project.