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
Lewis Center site ramping up to 2,100 shots per day March 11, 2021 As the state prepares to move the Fenway Park mass vaccination site to the Hynes Convention Center later this month, … More
Statement from Vaccine Equity Now! Co-Chairs in Response to Gov. Baker’s Press Conference March 11, 2021 BOSTON – Dr. Atyia Martin of the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition, Eva Millona of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, … More
MIRA Praises American Rescue Plan for Delivering Relief to Immigrant and Refugee Families March 10, 2021 BOSTON – Eva Millona, President and CEO of the MIRA Coalition, today issued the following statement in response to the passage … More
Should Massachusetts driver’s licenses be available to undocumented immigrants March 9, 2021 House Speaker Ron Mariano signaled Tuesday that he sees “value” in a proposal to make Massachusetts driver’s licenses available to … More
MIRA Celebrates Biden Administration’s Decision to Stop Defending Public Charge March 9, 2021 BOSTON – Eva Millona, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, today issued the following statement … More
Trump and Biden spar over immigration and ‘spiraling tsunami’ at the border March 5, 2021 Former President Donald Trump blasted his successor for what he called a “spiraling tsunami at the border” with the Biden … More
Mass Attorney General Leads 21 States in Supreme Court Brief on Rights of Temporary Protected Status Holders March 2, 2021 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine co-led 21 attorneys general in filing a … More
One in four COVID-19 deaths have been of Black Americans February 24, 2021 The White House released data confirming what many health experts had already believed that COVID-19 deaths have disproportionately impacted black … More
Sen. Markey introduces ‘New Deal for New Americans Act’ to support immigrants & refugees February 24, 2021 Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Jesús Chuy García (IL-04), and … More
