Skip to content

Tag: Legal services

Featured Tag: Legal services

The U.S. Is Deporting Its Own Veterans

They Served. Now They and Their Families Are Being Deported. This week, the country marked Veterans Day with parades, speeches, and thanks for those who served. But immigrant veterans who served this country are being arrested and deported, and so are the family members the military promised to protect. For more than a decade, the … Continued

Policy Updates – 11/6/2026

An ICE agent accused of ramming a construction worker with his SUV surrendered to Texas authorities on Monday. Harris County prosecutors charged Mario Alberto Morales with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with his vehicle after a brief chase through a parking lot. Following a pattern we’ve seen repeatedly, ICE … Continued

What Happens Now? 2026 Midterm Election Results

This week’s midterm election was in many ways a repudiation of the Trump Administration’s violent, racist approach to immigration. Exit polls show that voters both in Massachusetts and across the nation ranked immigration as the third most important issue for them after the economy and the state of our democracy. But while Democrats are poised … Continued
MIRA's FY27 Budget Advocacy Campaign

MIRA’s budget advocacy campaign is underway for FY27!

Blog

The annual state budget is the lifeline for state and local programs and services that benefit all communities—including our Commonwealth’s many immigrant communities. The Governor’s release of her proposed FY27 budget bill on January 28th signaled the official start of budget season at the Massachusetts State House. We are grateful to the Governor for her … Continued

Amid Massive Influx of International Arrivals, MIRA Coalition Launches Immigration Advocate Legal Helpline

News

Amid Massive Influx of International Arrivals, MIRA Coalition Launches Immigration Advocate Legal Helpline Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition is launching an immigration advocate legal helpline to offer direct legal guidance to community organizations in response to the unprecedented need for services resulting from an influx of international arrivals. The helpline, … Continued