Skip to content

Tag: DACA & Dreamers

Featured Tag: DACA & Dreamers

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

Local organizations, Mayor’s office, respond to restoration of DACA

News

On December 4, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the United States District Court in Brooklyn, New York ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to its original state during the Obama administration. Read more from Sampan Newspaper

Court’s DACA ruling welcome news, but immigration reform needed, advocates say

News

Local immigrants and advocates Saturday hailed a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to restore a program designed to protect young undocumented people from deportation, but warned that legislative action was urgently needed to reform the nation’s outmoded immigration system. Read more from the Boston Globe

Immigration Q+As with Rep. Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey

News

We want to make sure that voters, who feel passionately about immigrant justice, know where candidates stand on these critical issues. We asked Senator Markey and Congressman Kennedy identical questions about Dreamers, TPS holders, immigration reform, and relief for immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Watch and please share widely! And again, make sure to VOTE, … Continued

A huge victory for Dreamers and for the rights of all immigrants

News

BOSTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 5–4 decision, that the Trump administration’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was “arbitrary and capricious” and thus must be overturned. Eva A. Millona, president and CEO of the MIRA Coalition, has the following statement: “This is a huge victory, and we’re thrilled … Continued

MIRA, Dreamers and TPS holders hail historic U.S. House vote

News

The U.S. House of Representatives tonight approved the Dream and Promise Act, H.R. 6, which would provide permanent residency and a path to citizenship for more than 2.5 million immigrants across the nation, including over 45,000 in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts delegation was unanimous in its support, and as chair of the House Rules Committee, U.S. Rep. … Continued

Dream-and-Promise-Act-press-conference

Dream and Promise Act is an important step forward for Congress

News

Today on Capitol Hill, House leadership unveiled H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, which would provide permanent protection and a path to citizenship to Dreamers and people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). The bill, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Lucille Royce-Allard (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY), builds on … Continued