Immigration Enforcement Bill Supporters See Improved Climate News February 2, 2021 Lawmakers and immigration reform activists are hopeful that a national reckoning on racial justice can generate enough momentum to secure … More
Lawmakers, activists renew push for ‘sanctuary state’ bill News February 2, 2021 Democratic lawmakers announced Tuesday they’ll renew their push to make Massachusetts a sanctuary state, joining activists in saying the action … More
Massachusetts Safe Communities Coalition Urges Swift Passage of Safe Communities Act News February 2, 2021 BOSTON – Legislators and advocates gathered today for a virtual press conference to announce the refiling of the Safe Communities … More
MIRA Congratulates Alejandro Mayorkas on Historic Confirmation as Homeland Security Secretary News February 2, 2021 BOSTON – Eva Millona, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), issued the following statement … More
Massachusetts Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign Urges Biden Administration to Rescind Public Charge “Wealth Test” News February 2, 2021 BOSTON – The Massachusetts chapter of the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign is today thanking President Joe Biden for ordering a … More
Policy agenda pitched to health equity panel News February 1, 2021 East Boston resident Jessenia Espinoza, a Spanish speaker, lost her job at a restaurant last year after the COVID-19 crisis … More
Sen. Markey wants to welcome immigrants with National Office of New Americans News January 29, 2021 A designated federal office would welcome and assist immigrants and refugees in adjusting to life in the United States if … More
Biden immigration bill leaves advocates hopeful, but guarded News January 28, 2021 Rodrigo Pimentel of East Providence said he is breathing a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden proposed an eight-year … More
Biden immigration bill, 8-year citizenship path have advocates hopeful, but cautious News January 26, 2021 Minutes after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Zambian immigrant Mufalo Chitam took a phone call to share her thoughts on the changing … More
Biden’s About-Face on DACA, Immigration Policy Is Huge Relief to ‘Dreamer’ at Brandeis News January 22, 2021 This “Dreamer” has lived on the edge since 2017, when President Donald Trump took office and vowed to abolish DACA, … More
