New student rules are an assault on higher education and public health News July 8, 2020 BOSTON – On Monday, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that international students on F-1 and M-1 visas will be … More
Standing up for racial justice News June 2, 2020 In his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat … More
Aggressive escalation of immigration enforcement will make Mass. less safe News February 15, 2020 On Friday we learned, through the media, that Border Patrol tactical units are being deployed in “sanctuary cities” across the … More
Amid a global displacement crisis, we must stand up for refugees News September 27, 2019 BOSTON, September 27, 2019 – The Trump administration has set a cap of 18,000 for refugee admissions in the fiscal year that … More
‘You belong’: Immigrants’ Day brings hundreds to advocate for a more just and welcoming Commonwealth News March 4, 2019 Doris Reina-Landaverde was speaking for thousands of people, and she didn’t want to stand alone. So before she began, she … More
An unconscionable betrayal of immigrants and their families News August 14, 2018 A court filing by the ACLU of Massachusetts in Calderon v. Nielsen reveals that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) personnel have actively collaborated … More
Order to end family separations will only change how children are traumatized News June 20, 2018 Today, the President signed an executive order to address the ongoing family separation crisis on the border. Unfortunately for the … More
MIRA joins Sen. Markey’s call for ban on family separations News June 15, 2018 Today, we joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, with several advocates, to condemn family separations and speak out in support … More
