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SAVE Act seeks proof of citizenship for voter registration amid claims of fraud
Election integrity has become a divisive political issue. A Republican-backed bill seeks to “safeguard” elections though voting rights advocates say the effort is an unnecessary burden that will suppress voters.
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ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan man accused of child rape
Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, a Guatemalan citizen, was arrested Feb. 2 and charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child, ICE said in a written statement
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Humanitarian migrants drove Massachusetts' population surge, analysis finds
A new analysis says Massachusetts’ population growth is due to an increase in humanitarian migrants whose numbers are being more accurately captured by the U.S. Census.
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DACA recipients worry about being ensnared in Trump's immigration crackdown
With the president already ending various legal immigration programs and the fate of DACA remaining uncertain, Dreamers fear for their protections.
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Assistance centers overwhelmed as immigrant families seek help amid chaos
Hundreds of immigrant families in Massachusetts are coming up with backup plans in case they get deported and separated from their loved ones. The worry has led to a rush at immigrant assistance centers, which are being inundated with paperwork and requests. The Brazilian-American Center, or BRACE, is one such center in Framingham. “We’re trying the best we can,...
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Immigrant families rush to assistance centers amid chaos and confusion
With fears rising among immigrant communities in Massachusetts, many families are taking preemptive action in case they get separated from their loved ones.
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Pope Francis responds to Trump's mass deportation policy
Pope Francis criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy in a letter to U.S. bishops Monday and pleaded with Catholics not to give into “narratives that discriminate.”
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3rd federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
A judge in New Hampshire handed another victory for those trying to stop President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship for the children born in the U.S. of undocumented immigrants. ...
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Shorter stays, family caps eyed as reforms to Mass. emergency shelter system
Senators are eyeing the weather as they prepare for potential back-to-back formal session days later this week, taking up rules for the new two-year legislative term and tackling a policy-packed emergency shelter budget bill Wednesday and possibly into Thursday. The House on Thursday passed a $425 million bill to fund the emergency assistance (EA) family shelter program through June. The…
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NH federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump's birthright order
A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued an immediate injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict birthright citizenship.
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Trump administration preparing to restart immigrant family detention
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is getting ready to ask private prison companies to bid for contracts to re-open family detention facilities.
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Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group that it says led Haitian intimidation
An Ohio city that was inundated with threats last year related to an influx of Haitian immigrants has sued a neo-Nazi group that it alleges was at the heart of the onslaught.
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Judge hears challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order | Reaction, analysis
President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for undocumented parents went before a federal judge in Boston Friday morning. Both opponents, like Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and supporters of Trump’s executive order suspect it will end up before the Supreme Court....
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Trump is ‘angry' that deportation numbers are not higher
Arrests and deportations of undocumented people are lower than what Donald Trump has promised, and that is “driving him nuts,” one source told NBC News.
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Mass. AG among group opposing Trump's birthright order
The attorneys general argue that the principle of birthright citizenship is “enshrined in the Constitution” and that Trump does not have the authority to issue the order, which they called a “flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage.”...
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Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
Eighteen attorneys general in all are involved in this lawsuit brought in federal court in Boston.
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Judge in Boston considering bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Boston said on Friday he would take under advisement a request from 18 state attorneys general to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
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ICE arrests woman wanted in Taiwan
Immigration officials and police in Massachusetts arrested a woman wanted in Taiwan last month. U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement said Tuesday in a press release that the woman, whose name was not released, was arrested “during a targeted enforcement action” on Thursday, Jan. 23, with the help of the Needham Police Department. According to ICE Boston, the woman is wanted…
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Mass. shelter system eligibility restricted in new $425M bill
More money could soon be headed to Massachusetts struggling shelter system, but lawmakers are making adjustments to eligibility requirements.
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Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order Thursday blocking Trump’s executive order that seeks to limit birthright citizenship from taking effect for fourteen days.