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Community Readiness in the Face of ICE Arrests

President Trump campaigned on a threat to deport one million immigrants from this country per year.  We saw an ongoing escalation of the numbers of immigrants targeted in Massachusetts throughout 2025 and continuing into early this year, but still well below deporting one million people.  However, this is beginning to change. Over this past year … Continued

Back to School: What Immigrant Families Should Know

As immigration enforcement increases across the country and protections such as Temporary Protected Status end for some countries, many immigrant families are living with fear and uncertainty. That fear is affecting whether some children make it to school. Recent data show that 17% of parents cited ICE activity near schools as a barrier to attendance. And that … Continued
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Immigrant Legal Defense Act

Immigrants facing deportation proceedings are not guaranteed a court-appointed attorney if they cannot afford one. Without a lawyer, immigrants in detention are 10 times less likely to win relief from deportation.  With a federal administration committed to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, and a new Congress actively stripping away existing rights and privileges, … Continued
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Lei de Dotações Suplementares de Segurança Nacional de 2024 (February 2024)

Depois de muitos meses de discussões a portas fechadas, os negociadores do Senado finalmente divulgaram no domingo, 4 de fevereiro, o texto da Lei de Dotações Suplementares de Segurança Nacional de 2024. Este projeto de lei começou como um pedido da governo Biden de bilhões em financiamento para apoiar a Ucrânia, Israel e outros aliados … Continued
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Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Seguridad Nacional de 2024 (February 2024)

Después de muchos meses de discusiones a puerta cerrada, los negociadores del Senado finalmente publicaron el domingo 4 de febrero el text de la Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Seguridad Nacional de 2024. Este proyecto de ley comenzó como una solicitud de la Administración de Biden de billones en fondos para apoyar a Ucrania, Israel … Continued
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National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 (Border Deal) (February 2024)

After many months of closed-door discussions, Senate negotiators on Sunday February 4 finally released text for the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. This bill began as a request from the Biden Administration for billions in funding to support Ukraine, Israel, and other allies across the globe, but Republicans insisted that any such funding … Continued
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Multilingual Resources and Translations (Brazilian Portuguese)

MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES AND TRANSLATIONS Here are some organizations that have translated resources and might offer translations: Português Source Hub Brazilian Women’s Group Español  CASA IAC
Community Members Educators Employers & Business Owners Legal Providers Service Providers English Portuguese Workforce & economy
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Border Processing Post-Title 42 (June 2023)

Title 42, the Public Health Service Act section that has allowed the government to halt entry of people into the U.S. at the Southern border since March 2020 due to COVID, was lifted on May 11, 2023. To coincide with the end of Title 42, the Biden Administration has announced several new border enforcement policies. … Continued
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Temporary Protected Status (May 2022)

Download the Temporary Protected Status (May 2022) factsheet to learn more.
Community Members Educators Employers & Business Owners Legal Providers Service Providers English Humanitarian immigration status TPS Workforce & economy
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Afghan Arrivals Factsheet (February 2022)

Download the Afghan Arrivals Factsheet (February 2022) to learn more.
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