The memo rescinds a Biden administration guideline that created “protected areas” consisting of places where “children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments.”
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As Feds Reopen Some Medical Deferral Cases, Boston Patients Find Hope
The federal government has decided to re-consider the requests from some non-citizens to stay in this country for medical treatment — including from a number of Boston-area immigrants. After saying last week that it would no longer process what are called “medical deferred action requests,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services now says some cases will be re-opened, but patients remain in limbo.
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Immigration Advocates To Trump: No More Raids
Immigration advocates and state leaders in Connecticut are publicly opposing renewed efforts by the Trump administration to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
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Judge Halts Immigration Arrests At Massachusetts Courts
A judge has barred federal authorities from arresting people at Massachusetts courthouses for civil immigration violations while a lawsuit challenging the practice plays out. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the decision Thursday in the lawsuit brought against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in April by public defenders and two Massachusetts district attorneys. In her decision, Talwani ordered […]
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Lawsuit Alleges Undocumented Immigrants Being Denied Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the federal government of denying undocumented immigrants due process rights while they’re detained, in violation of constitutional protections. In a 113-page legal briefing filed Thursday in federal court, the civil liberties group’s Massachusetts and New Hampshire affiliates allege the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as numerous prison superintendents and […]
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Wyatt Board Votes To Suspend ICE Contract
The board governing the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls voted to suspend its federal contract to hold undocumented immigrants.
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ICE Officers Arrest 58 People In New England
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested 58 people in New England over the past week who were in violation of U.S. immigration laws, Robert Garrova reports.
