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Weekly Message from Liz Sweet

April 26, 2022

As MIRA’s new Executive Director, I am launching a biweekly blog to begin to share my experiences and reflections with … More

Statement on the Ongoing Crisis in Ukraine

March 3, 2022

– Boston – Today, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition issued a statement on the crisis in Ukraine. “We … More

MIRA Coalition Letter to Biden Administration – Haiti

October 22, 2021

MIRA Coalition Letter to Biden Administration – Haiti October 15, 2021 Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the … More

MIRA Calls on Biden Administration to Support Refugees in Afghan and Haitian Humanitarian Crises

August 18, 2021

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement urging the Biden administration to take … More

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sues landlord, claims he harassed tenants, threatened to report them to ICE for reporting dangerous, unsanitary living conditions

March 17, 2021

A Massachusetts landlord is being sued by the state over claims he physically and verbally harassed his tenants and threatened … More

All Essential Workers Deserve a Path to Citizenship

March 17, 2021

Recently, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) was a proud sponsor of the New England Business Immigration Summit, which brought together … More

AG Healey Sues Lynn Landlord for Intimidating Tenants and Threatening to Report Them to Immigration Authorities

March 17, 2021

Attorney General Maura Healey has sued a landlord in Lynn for allegedly intimidating, harassing, and threatening to report his tenants … More

‘It must change now’: Equity advocates knock Massachusetts vaccine rollout

March 12, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that Massachusetts ranks third in the country for the percentage of Black residents who received … More

Supreme Court agrees to dismiss challenge to Trump’s public charge rule

March 11, 2021

The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a case regarding a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants … More

Vaccination rates lag for Latino residents

March 11, 2021

New state data released Thursday reveals striking disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates in the 20 Massachusetts cities and towns hardest … More

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