Under the second Trump administration, the country is seeing unprecedented changes in immigration laws and policies. Mass deportation, challenges to birthright citizenship, the potential defunding of sanctuary cities, and many other issues are at stake. To keep abreast of this fast-changing landscape, Global Boston offers a curated list of recent articles on to how deportation and other immigration issues are unfolding in greater Boston and at the state level. In an effort to keep you informed, we will update this list weekly or as soon as possible. If you’re an educator, please see our list of teaching resources that looks at current policies and issues in historical perspective.
November 2025
“A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead,” Boston Globe, November 26, 2025.
“‘Treated like an animal’: ICE is moving detained immigrants quickly to conservative states, raising due process concerns,” Boston Globe, November 25, 2025.
“DOJ agrees not to restrict aid for domestic abuse and assault survivors based on immigration status,” Boston Globe, November 24, 2025.
“‘Nobody wants to come’: What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?” NPR, November 24, 2025.
“‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally,” New York Times, November 21, 2025.
“Under ICE crackdown, thousands of students have left Mass. public schools,” Boston Globe, November 17, 2025.
“3 Allston Car Wash workers ordered to be released, while owners say BU student was ‘reckless’ for calling ICE,” WBUR News, November 17, 2025.
“We Followed the Rules: ICE Jailed Us Anyway,” New York Times, November 17, 2025 (includes video interview with Jemmy Jimenez Rosa of Canton, MA).
“‘We welcome the stranger’: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations,” WGBH News, November 13, 2025.
“‘I wasn’t letting go of my wife’: Video shows ICE agents in Fitchburg struggling with man having apparent seizure, holding toddler in car,” Boston Globe, November 7, 2025.
“Allston-Brighton Residents Call for Release of Detained Immigrant Workers at Vigil,” Harvard Crimson, November 7, 2025.
“Everett boy in ICE detention ‘allowed’ to return to Brazil, judge says,” WBUR News, November 5, 2025.
“Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers,” Boston Globe, November 4, 2025.
October 2025
“Migrants in New England granted class-action status to challenge bond hearing denials,” Reuters, October 31, 2025.
“‘We’re constantly looking over our shoulders’: Immigrant advocates say they face heightened harassment, targeting,” Boston Globe, October 28, 2025.
“Chelsea parent of 3 deported with immigration case pending,” WGBH News, October 21, 2025.
“ICE enforcement in Mass. nets 1,400 arrests in September. Less than half had ‘significant’ criminal background,” WBUR News, October 16, 2025.
“ICE arrests Afghan man with brain cancer in Methuen. Now, he’s hundreds of miles from his doctors,” WBUR News, October 16, 2025.
“‘This is different.’ What the case of the arrested 13-year-old in Everett tells us about ICE,” Boston Globe, October 15, 2025.
“DHS claimed an Everett 13-year-old had a gun when he was arrested. The city’s mayor says he didn’t,” Boston Globe, October 14, 2025.
“For Massachusetts police, a balancing act on immigration matters,” Boston Globe, October 13, 2025.
“‘It’s my responsibility’: In the wake of ICE raids, youth support their families,” WGBH News, October 10, 2025.
“Burlington officials pass resolution condemning ‘inhumane’ conditions at ICE facility,” Boston Globe, October 7, 2025.
“As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness,” October 6, 2025.
“Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting ICE,” October 1, 2025.
September 2025
“Taxpayer and Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE, IRS, and Social Security Administration to Stop Information Sharing,” Asian Law Caucus News, September 30, 2025.
“Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests,” WBUR News, September 30, 2025.
“Massachusetts companies, workers reel from Trump’s proposed H-1B visa fee,” Boston Globe, September 24, 2025.
“ACLU files class-action lawsuit on behalf of detained immigrants denied bond hearings,” Boston Globe, September 23, 2025
“Leominster family says ICE agents held their daughter outside their home so they would turn themselves over,” Boston Globe, September 23, 2025.
“Hundreds were detained in ICE’s Burlington office for multiple days, data shows,” WBUR News, September 17, 2025.
“US citizens of color on high alert after Supreme Court allows racial profiling by ICE,” Boston Globe, September 17, 2025.
“Everett cancels Hispanic Heritage Month celebration over ICE fears,” WGBH News, September 17, 2025.
“Chelsea school enrollment drops as ICE cracks down on Mass.,” WBUR News, September 16, 2025.
“ICE crackdowns intensify across Boston as sanctuary cities face Trump’s latest operation,” Associated Press, September 16, 2025.
“ICE restarts detainee flights out of Hanscom airport,” WBUR News, September 15, 2025.
“Three arrested at Burlington ICE office, charged with trespassing,” WBUR News, September 15, 2025.
“‘It’s very painful to see our son suffering.’ Family of Milford teen arrested by ICE faces possible detention,” Boston Globe, September 15, 2025.
“ICE launches new immigration enforcement surge in Mass.,” WBUR News, September 8, 2025.
“ICE begins new surge in Boston, as its deportation machinery hardens into place in New England,” Boston Globe, September 6, 2025.
“Justice Department sues Boston over its sanctuary city policies,” Boston Globe, September 4, 2025.
August 2025
“My DACA friend was taken by ICE,” Boston Globe, August 27, 2025.
“34,000 Mass. residents will lose health coverage Jan. 1 following federal cuts,” WBUR News, August 26, 2025.
“Logan Airport is losing immigrant workers as Trump administration changes the rules,” WBUR News, August 26, 2025.
“‘A dystopian nightmare’: Green-card holder from Canton held for 10 days for decades-old marijuana conviction,” Boston Globe, August 26, 2025.
“Boston ICE director says agency is ‘not backing down,’ after Wu refuses federal request,” WBUR News, August 20,2025.
“‘Boston will not back down’: Wu blasts Trump administration after Bondi’s latest demands,” Boston Globe, August 19, 2025.
“Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country,” NPR, August 13, 2025.
“Trump’s immigration crackdown could cause widespread workforce disruption,” Boston Globe, August 10, 2025.
“ICE uses starkly different tactics to arrest immigrants in red and blue states, data shows,” CNN, August 5, 2025.
July 2025
“Fired immigration judges say court system is under attack,” WBUR News, July 23, 2025.
“Immigration policy shifts are already costing health workers their jobs in Massachusetts,” WGBH News, July 23, 2025.
“Children of migratory farm workers lose access to vital education services amid Trump $6 billion funding freeze,” Boston Globe, July 22, 2025.
“Where ICE arrests have occurred in Mass.,” Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.
“‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests,” Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.
“ICE comes to local restaurants. It was inevitable,” Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.
June 2025
“ICE deported my husband. Our everything is gone, and we are unraveling,” Boston Globe, June 30, 2025.
“White House will end protections for Haitians, citing improved conditions,” Boston Globe, June 27, 2025.
“Fearing family separation, local immigrants assign ‘caregivers’ to take in children,” WBUR News, June 26, 2025.
“How a Massachusetts town became a flashpoint for Trump’s immigration crackdown,” USA Today, June 11, 2025.
“ICE mandate to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day fuels raids in Massachusetts communities,” Boston Globe, June 10, 2025.
“Hundreds in Boston protest ICE raids in Los Angeles and arrest of union leader,” WBUR News, June 9, 2025.
“ICE holding immigrants in ‘abysmal’ conditions at Burlington office building, lawyers say,” WBUR News, June 5, 2025.
“‘Disappointed, extremely nervous, very shaken.’ Boston immigration advocates react to Trump travel ban,” Boston Globe, June 4, 2025.
“Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE,” ABC News, June 2, 2025.
May 2025
“ICE arrests at Massachusetts immigration courts target immigrants seeking permission to stay in US,” Boston Globe, May 30, 2025.
“In Massachusetts’ island communities, sudden ICE arrests rattle Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard,” Boston Globe, May 29, 2025.
“Worcester releases body camera video from police during ICE operation,” Boston Globe, May 16, 2025.
“Advocates and immigrants demand Healey intervene in ICE arrests,” WGBH News, May 15, 2025.
“What’s Next for Rümeysa Öztürk? Boston Globe, May 15, 2025.
“U.S. Attorney in Boston issues warning on ‘interference’ with ICE,” WBUR News, May 14, 2025.
“Boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE arrest in Waltham,” CBS Boston News, May 13, 2025.
“Greater Boston sees ‘surge’ in immigration enforcement,” WBUR News, May 11, 2025.
“ICE agents detain one, two others arrested during chaotic scene in Worcester,” Boston Globe, May 8, 2025.
April 2025
“As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are ‘Terrified’,” The Nation, April 30, 2025.
“Amid immigration crackdown, Mass. businesses worry about their workers,” Boston Globe, April 28, 2025.
“Judge denies Tufts student’s release from detention in Louisiana,” WBUR News, April 17, 2925.
“Trump administration has revoked nearly 100 student visas in New England,” Boston Globe, April 17, 2025.
“‘Everybody is scared now.’ Hundreds of green card holders in Boston apply for citizenship amid immigration fears,” Boston Globe, April 12, 2025.
“Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more,” WBUR, April 8, 2025.
“UMass, Harvard student visas revoked in ‘new stage’ of Trump immigration crackdown,” WGBH News, April 7, 2025.
March 2025
“Judge dismisses case against man detained by ICE mid-trial, finds agent in contempt,” NBC Boston, March 31, 2025.
“‘Just Shocking: Thousands rally in Somerville in solidarity with Tufts student,” Boston Globe, March 26, 2025.
“Tufts PhD student detained by masked immigration authorities on Somerville street sent to detention facility in Louisiana,” Boston Globe, March 26, 2025.
“Flurry of ICE raids follow border czar’s threats of ‘bringing hell’ to Boston,” WBUR, March 24, 2025.
“‘Cruel and counterproductive’: Rollback of legal protections for immigrants will affect tens of thousands in Mass.,” Boston Globe, March 23, 2025.
“In Chelsea, Arrests by federal agents worry immigrant communities,” Boston Globe, March 18. 2025.
“Somerville Unites in Solidarity with Immigrants,” Somerville Times, March 12, 2025.
“‘Give ’em hell, Michelle,’: Mayor Wu stayed calm and combative during her first congressional hearing on immigration,”Boston Globe, March 5, 2025.
“Wu defends Boston’s record on crime, Trust Act as congressional Republicans grill mayors over immigration,” WBUR, March 5, 2025.
February 2025
“Two Mass. cities sue Trump over targeting sanctuary cities,” Axios Boston, February 24, 2025.
“Advocates eye challenges to Trump TPS moves, as local Haitians fear deportations,”Boston Globe, Feb. 21, 2025.
“Boston’s Haitian community unsettled as Trump cancels temporary immigration protections,”Boston Globe, Feb. 20, 2025.
“Federal judge in Boston blocks Trump’s order that would end birthright citizenship,”Boston Globe, Feb. 13, 2025.
“Mass. nonprofit rolls back citizenship services amid DHS funding freeze,”WBUR, Feb. 12, 2025.
“More than 100 detained immigrants transferred from New England to New Mexico, advocates say,”Boston Globe, Feb. 12, 2025.
“‘We feel too much anxiety’: Venezuelans in Massachusetts in limbo as Trump administration ends the country’s Temporary Protected Status.”Boston Globe, Feb. 9, 2025.
January 2025
“Around 100 rally on the State House steps to support immigrant’s rights legislation,”Boston Globe, Jan. 29, 2025.
“Boston-based immigration advocates sue to block Trump birthright citizenship order: ‘Many would be rendered immediately stateless,’”Boston Globe, January 21, 2025.
