Click here to read in English. Marilú Domingo Ortiz dice que Lunes, abril 14, comenzó como cualquier otro día. “Mi esposa tenía una cita en la clínica con el dentista, estábamos yendo por la cita”, Marilú dijo. Marilú dice que ella y su esposo, Juan Francisco Méndez, fueron detenidos mientras estaban manejando por la calle […]
Paul C. Kelly Campos
Paul C. Kelly Campos is a Report for America Corps member who covers democracy and community engagement for The Public’s Radio. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kelly is a writer, poet and translator of Irish and Nicaraguan descent. His bilingual work has appeared in NPR’s Next Generation Radio, The Washington Post, KQED Forum, KALW, Prism, The Golden Gate Xpress, Seen and Heard, The San Franciscan, and Borderless magazine. He graduated from SF State with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in English literature in 2021. In his spare time he can be found consuming pupusas, reading poetry, or playing with his cat ‘Dr. Otto Octavious Phd.’ all while “The Damned” plays loudly in the background.
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‘I need to keep fighting’: How an ICE arrest changed one New Bedford family
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Marilú Domingo Ortiz says Monday, April 14, started like any other uneventful weekday. “My husband had a dentist appointment which we were driving to,” said Marilú. Marilú says she and her husband, Juan Francisco Méndez, were stopped while driving on Tallman Street in New Bedford. That’s where two […]
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Crowd protests ICE activity outside Rhode Island Hospital
A crowd of about 85 protesters gathered outside Rhode Island Hospital on Thursday afternoon in response to an alert, sent out by local activists, that federal agents tased a person they were trying to apprehend. The alert said the detainee had been taken to the hospital for their injuries. According to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s […]
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‘My heart is shattered’: Portuguese immigrants opt to self-deport amid local ICE raids
Lucia flips through immigration papers she keeps in a large pink folder at her home in New Bedford. She’s originally from the Azorean islands, an autonomous region of Portugal, and has lived in the U.S. with her husband and two children for about 12 years. The walls of her home are lined with family photos […]
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Thousands of Providence protesters join nationwide day of resistance
Protesters rallied in Providence Saturday as part of a nationwide call to action against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the unelected billionaire turned “special government employee” who is slashing jobs at federal agencies. The activists began at noon with a brief rally at Hope High School in Providence and then began to make their […]
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Organizaciones de asistencia a inmigrantes en New Bedford protestaron las acciones de ICE en la región
Click here to read in English. Aproximada 200 personas se reunieron en las escaleras del ayuntamiento de New Bedford el sábado en la mañana para protestar una reciente redada de ICE en una casa del South End que resultó en el arresto de dos hombres Guatemaltecos: José Antonio García García, de 39 años, y Miguel […]
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Immigrant advocacy groups in New Bedford held a rally to protest ICE actions in the region
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Around 200 people gathered on the steps of New Bedford city hall Saturday morning to protest a recent ICE raid on a South End home that resulted in the arrest of two Guatemalan men: José Antonio Garcia Garcia, 39, and Miguel Ordoñez Socop, 35. According to the New […]
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Dos hombres Guatemaltecos detenidos por ICE en New Bedford
Click here to read in English. Agentes federales de inmigración detuvieron a dos inmigrantes Guatemaltecos en el South End de New Bedford durante la madrugada del viernes. Según los familiares de los dos hombres detenidos, los agentes estaban armados, vestidos con uniformes militares y utilizaron un ariete para entrar a su hogar en el South […]
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Two Guatemalan men detained by ICE in New Bedford
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Federal immigration agents detained two Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford’s South End early Friday morning. According to the family members of the two men detained, the agents were armed, dressed in military fatigues and used a battering ram to enter their home in the city’s South End. They […]
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Redada de ICE genera ansiedad en la comunidad inmigrante de New Bedford
Click here to read in English. María vive en New Bedford y originalmente es de México. Lleva más de 20 años viviendo en el país, y bromea que la comida mexicana de la Costa Este no se puede comparar a lo que ella solía comer en su hogar en México. Siguió a su esposo a […]
