But first: This week’s installment of “To Immigrants With Love”
A letter from the interactive exhibit that MIRA featured at Immigrants’ Day at the Statehouse.
Action Alert update: 4095 letters sent!
State Budget Update: ILDA funding budget campaign action alert: as of this morning, 4,095 letters have been sent to state Senators asking them to advocate with budget leaders to include this funding in the final FY26 state budget being negotiated!
IN THE COURTS AND IN THE STREETS
Mayor Wu has signed an executive order requiring ICE to share information about every person they are picking up . Read the executive order here
What it says: Boston will “regularly” submit Freedom of Information Act requests to the Department of Homeland Security, asking for information about when, where and who immigration officials are detaining. The city may also ask for info about “federal officers’ use of face masks and the display of badges and/or other forms of identification.
“In Boston, our officers wear badges, they do not routinely wear masks. We are clear about the reasons for potential arrests or interactions,” Wu said at a press conference unveiling the order. “We expect the same standards from law enforcement operating in the city, no matter what agency they are from.”
“The city government cannot overrule what they’re doing,” Wu said when asked about getting federal officials to comply with the FOIA requests. “But it’s still important to tell the truth, and it’s still important to be clear about what we expect from our federal government.” Read the full article here
Lawyers for Civil Rights – Standing Up to I.C.E. : LFCR files complaint after ICE smashes car window
Protests were held all over the country Monday against ICE raids
BBC: Which other US cities have joined LA’s protests over immigration raids?
ICE protests held coast to coast as national movement grows after L.A. unrest
Boston union members rally against ICE raids in Los Angeles
Hundreds protest in Austin against nationwide ICE detentions
CT protesters gather in solidarity with Los Angeles demonstrators over immigration raids
Demonstrators rally in DC to protest ICE raids, California union leader’s arrest
INSPIRATION AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
Join the You Belong City of Boston campaign: print or order posters in multiple languages, display at your home, office or business and share your photos! You can send to immigrantadvancement@boston.gov
Or share and tag on social media: @bosimmigrants
Nationwide You Belong Campaign
JUNE 14 protests planned across the country
No Kings but Yaas Queen Boston protest event page
The Philadelphians – ‘A vehicle for love’: the public art project highlighting immigrants’ contributions to US cities
The Philadelphians features video portraits of immigrants, in response to the Trump administration’s negative rhetoric
FOR YOU
We warmly invite you to “Hidden Nature,” a free public art and nature therapy experience. Taking place in an often-overlooked green space in Chinatown, we will co-create a floral art design and guide you through a grounding activity to help you slow down, relieve stress, and reconnect with your senses and nature.
June 14 (Saturday) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
June 28 (Saturday) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
July 13 (Sunday) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Tufts Community Common 186 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111
Registration: tinyurl.com/hiddennature25
Free plant and flower giveaways for participants
Cantonese and Mandarin interpretation available
