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 […]
Immigration
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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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‘There’s an escalation’: Southeast Asians in R.I. confront deportation threats
Members of Rhode Island’s Southeast Asian community say parallels exist between America’s intervention in Vietnam and President Trump’s current efforts to detain and deport Southeast Asians living in the U.S. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke with two people who helped organize a rally in Providence on Monday to protest the administration’s policies. Sarath Suong is […]
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Deportations and detainments are having a chilling effect at Brown
On a recent sunny day in early spring, the Brown University main green space was filled with students sun-bathing. It’s hard to imagine now, but this time last year, the university was a major hub of pro-Palestinian activism. Now, with the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian territories collapsing and a Brown Medicine doctor deported, […]
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Rhode Island’s Refugee Dream Center celebrates 10 years helping new arrivals
A Rhode Island non-profit dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers build a new home here in the U.S. is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. But the founders of the Refugee Dream Center in Providence say that their work is harder than ever in the current political climate. “What we are confronting is […]
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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 […]
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New Bedford immigrant community is on edge after news of ICE raid
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Maria lives in New Bedford and is originally from Mexico. She’s been in the country for more than 20 years now, and jokes that the Mexican food on the East Coast isn’t as good as what she’s used to back home. She followed her husband to the U.S. […]
