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.
In the courts:
Immigration Impact: Texas Dream Act Survives—Because Texans Showed Up
WGBH: Emergency order blocks ICE from transferring Milford student out of state
In the streets:
NHPR: Manchester protesters urge boycott of Avelo Airlines over deportation flights
Minnesota Reformer: Hundreds protest ICE, other federal law enforcement action in Minneapolis
ABC News: Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE
Fox News 5: Outrage and solidarity after ICE raid shakes South Park restaurant
Love and inspiration:
Depending on who you ask, the meaning of Echezona’s new record Ényì changes. A fan of the Boston artist might immediately recognize the title as an abbreviation of his community-forward mantra, “every neighbor yields impact.” To someone who speaks Igbo, though — like some members of the city’s Nigerian community — it literally translates to “friend.” . . . Read more
SaveArtSpace is proud to present Immigrant Childhood & Our Nostalgia, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in Los Angeles, CA, starting July 4, 2025, curated by Johanna Toruño.
The Immigrant Childhood & Our Nostalgia selected artist is Lyvinx.
Ruby Ibarra, a Filipina American rapper from the Bay Area, won this year’s Tiny Desk concert contest. Ibarra’s Contest entry, “Bakunawa,” stunned this year’s panel of judges with its multilingual, intergenerational band and passionate emcee. . . . Between flows, Ibarra introduces herself and makes a statement: “Being human is not illegal. Immigrants have been here, lived here, worked here. And this immigrant is here. From Tacloban City, Philippines, all the way to Washington, D.C., my name is Ruby Ibarra.”
