{"id":22993,"date":"2025-02-15T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=22993"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:48:02","slug":"immigrant-rights-at-the-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/nativism-and-racism\/immigrant-rights-at-the-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrant Rights at the Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e93754ea54a{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1739728105122 vcex_69e93754ea54a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Latest News: Immigrant Rights at the Crossroads<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769205054211{margin-bottom: -30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_23563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23563\" style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23563\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7717-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Dozens of protesters crossing street and surrounding ICE office in non-descript modern office building.\" width=\"429\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7717-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7717-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7717.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Protesters gather for weekly Bearing Witness vigil at the ICE detainment facility in Burlington, Mass.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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&#8217;re an educator, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/for-teachers\/teaching-resources-immigrant-rights-at-the-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources for Educators<\/a> that looks at current policies and issues in historical perspective.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776692865442{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/rumeysa-ozturk-return-home-turkey-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cR\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk returns to Turkey after immigration detention and earning doctorate,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, April 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/trump-immigration-judge-fired-nina-froes-chelmsford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cOne ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/04\/16\/metro\/ice-fears-disrupt-early-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMounting fear of ICE disrupts early childhood education centers,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us\/undocumented-immigrants-ice-tax-returns-irs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cImmigrants Are Scared to File Taxes. It Could Cost the U.S. Billions,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> New York Times, April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/04\/13\/nation\/ed-markey-amicus-brief-haiti-tps\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMarkey, Pressley file amicus brief in Supreme Court case challenging Trump administration on termination of Haiti TPS,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/04\/11\/metro\/ice-chelsea-mothers-day-deportation-mexico\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMonths after her husband was violently arrested by ICE, this Chelsea mother says her life has unraveled,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/7000-ice-arrests-massachusetts-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;More than 7,000 ICE arrests in Massachusetts so far under Trump,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, April 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/31\/metro\/trump-administration-migrant-parole-ruling\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Trump unlawfully revoked status of migrants who used Biden-era online app to enter the country, federal judge rules,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>March 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/30\/metro\/todd-lyons-ice-director\/?s_campaign=unmasked:newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;How a Southie kid became the head of ICE,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, March 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/immigrant-free-legal-help-massachusetts-lawmakers-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Immigrants in Mass. can get free legal help. Beacon Hill is debating the program&#8217;s future,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, March 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/22\/metro\/trump-international-students-visas\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cJudge rules lawsuit can proceed against Trump-era student visa revocations,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/22\/metro\/trump-international-students-visas\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIn Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, March 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/15\/metro\/trump-logan-security-clearances-lawsuit\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cImmigrant workers sue Trump administration over airport job losses at Logan,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, March 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-03-13\/state-launches-online-portal-for-residents-to-report-ice-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cState launches online portal for residents to report ICE issues,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, March 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/03\/12\/massachusetts-children-immigration-court-deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cChildren often face deportation hearings alone \u2014 with little public scrutiny,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, March 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-03-12\/high-school-freshman-detained-in-marlborough-released-to-aunt-after-judges-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cHigh school freshman detained in Marlborough released to aunt after judge&#8217;s order,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, March 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-03-10\/boston-offers-4-5m-in-public-private-funding-for-immigrant-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cBoston offers $4.5M in public-private funding for immigrant services,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, March 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-03-06\/judge-dismisses-babson-students-lawsuit-over-mistaken-deportation-attorneys-allege-ice-trap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cJudge dismisses Babson student&#8217;s lawsuit over mistaken deportation; attorneys allege ICE \u2018trap\u2019,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, March 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/06\/business\/citizens-bank-ice-protests-prison-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAnti-ICE protests to hit Citizens Bank over ties to prison management companies, \u201c<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, March 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/03\/05\/metro\/haitian-man-living-in-boston-dies-ice-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHaitian man who recently died in ICE custody had been living in Massachusetts, officials say,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, March 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-03-04\/advocates-testify-in-support-of-state-legislation-limiting-immigration-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAdvocates testify in support of state legislation limiting immigration enforcement,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, March 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/politics\/2026-03-04\/is-ice-causing-a-drop-in-student-enrollment-school-leaders-say-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIs ICE causing a drop in student enrollment? School leaders say yes,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, March 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>February 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/massachusetts-teen-homeland-security-post-state-of-the-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMass. teen targeted by Homeland Security in social posts before State of the Union address,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-02-25\/mass-judge-rules-against-trump-administration-policy-for-third-country-deportations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMass. judge rules against Trump administration policy for third country deportations,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/metro\/us-citizen-family-guatemala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAfter ICE deported her husband. Now an American mother has an impossible choice,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, February 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-02-19\/some-local-police-sheriff-and-da-offices-are-communicating-often-with-ice-records-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cSome local police, sheriff and DA offices are communicating often with ICE, records show,\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>WGBH News, February 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/18\/pregnant-nursing-ice-detainees-00784683?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc52a40001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cJudge decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Politico, February 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/18\/metro\/ice-police-community-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cAs Massachusetts cities stand up to ICE, local police say they\u2019re left in an \u2018untenable position\u2019,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, February 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/13\/dining\/restaurants-food-delivery-immigrants-ice.html?smid=bsky-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur\">\u201cWorse Than the Pandemic\u2019: Restaurants Say ICE Presence Imperils Business,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> New York Times, February 13, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/13\/immigration-massachusetts-police-enforcement-quincy-tewksbury-lynn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGOP slams Mass. for not working with ICE &#8211; but reality tells a different story,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 <\/b>WBUR News, February 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/12\/us-attorney-foley-immigration-boston-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cCriminal immigration charges in Mass. increased sixfold in last year,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, February 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/11\/metro\/boston-pregnant-immigrants-health-care\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;&#8216;Bad public health\u2019: Pregnant immigrants are skipping care amid deportation fears,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, February 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/10\/rumeysa-ozturk-deportation-proceedings-end-tufts-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cU.S. immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, February 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/06\/metro\/trump-administration-babson-college-deported-student\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTrump administration refuses to return Babson College freshman deported to Honduras, court filings show,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, February 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/05\/healey-ice-restrictions-massachusetts-legality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cHealey\u2019s proposed ICE restriction in Mass. could provoke legal challenges, experts say,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, February 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/05\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-ice-executive-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cWu issues order to protect Bostonians from ICE agents on city property,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, February 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-02-05\/worcester-prohibits-ice-from-using-city-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWorcester prohibits ICE from using city property,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, February 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/03\/metro\/greater-boston-tps-court-limbo\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cIn Greater Boston, a temporary court reprieve and a legal limbo for Haitians,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, February 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/01\/us\/habeas-corpus-detainee-immigrant-trump-federal-courts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFederal Courts Undercut Trump\u2019s Mass Deportation Campaign,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> New York Times, February 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-30\/massachusetts-gears-up-for-another-weekend-of-anti-ice-protests-strikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cMassachusetts gears up for another weekend of anti-ICE protests, strikes,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-30\/thousands-of-mass-haitians-face-end-of-temporary-protected-status-in-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Thousands of Mass. Haitians face end of temporary protected status in February,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/30\/metro\/ice-warrant-lawsuit-boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Local groups sue ICE over policy on warrantless home entries,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-29\/mass-activists-who-oppose-ice-push-for-boycott-of-local-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Mass. activists who oppose ICE push for boycott of local bank,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, January 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/01\/27\/boston-police-ice-detainer-civil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Boston police did not take action on any ICE civil detainer requests in 2025,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, January 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/27\/metro\/trump-deportation-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Under Trump, deportations in New England have outpaced number of immigration arrests,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/25\/metro\/alex-pretti-killing-ice-protest-boston\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Hundreds march in Boston to protest killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/01\/23\/boston-amicus-lawsuit-ice-minneapolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Boston calls on judge to block ICE&#8217;s Minneapolis campaign,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> January 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/20\/metro\/ice-agents-target-brockton-framingham\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cImmigration agents make 14 weeks arrests in Brockton and Framingham,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/15\/metro\/babson-college-student-deportation\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cJudge proposes issuing deported Babson College freshman a student visa to rectify <\/strong><strong>government error,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, January 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-15\/with-visas-from-brazil-haiti-cut-off-local-immigrants-worry-about-ripple-effects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cWith visas from Brazil, Haiti cut off, local immigrants worry about ripple effects,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBGH News, January 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-13\/data-offers-glimpse-into-ice-agents-presence-in-boston-district-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cData offers glimpse into ICE agents\u2019 presence in Boston district courts,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBGH News, January 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/12\/metro\/immigrant-ice-hospital-appointment-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cImmigrant families skipping health care: More no-shows reported; ruling could intensify fear,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/10\/metro\/boston-ice-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBoston protesters decry ICE actions: Speakers urge crowd not to give up the cause,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/09\/metro\/massachusetts-school-enrollment-decline-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cEnrollment slips in state\u2019s public schools: Total hits 30-year low in a time marked by immigration crackdown,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, January 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2026-01-08\/boston-area-protests-erupt-after-minneapolis-woman-renee-good-is-killed-by-ice-agent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cBoston area protests erupt after Minneapolis woman Renee Good killed by ICE agent,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH, January 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/07\/metro\/boston-federal-government-lawsuit-sanctuary-cities\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBoston police \u2018categorically flout\u2019 federal immigration officials, Trump administration says,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/02\/metro\/immigrants-sue-trump-pause-applications\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNearly 200 immigrants sue Trump administration for halting immigration applications, including residency and citizenship,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, January 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-12-30\/federal-judge-halts-end-of-protected-status-for-south-sudanese-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFederal judge halts end of protected status for South Sudanese migrants,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, December 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/12\/23\/immigration-detention-map-massachusetts-new-england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHow mass deportation happens in New England,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR, December 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/19\/metro\/detained-immigrants-due-process-hearing-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cJudge rules detained immigrants cannot be denied bond hearings,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 21, 2025. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/15\/metro\/ice-flights-hanscom-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cHealey demands Trump halt ICE flights from Hanscom,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/19\/metro\/detained-immigrants-due-process-hearing-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cDetained immigrants cannot be denied bond hearings, federal judge in Boston rules,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/19\/business\/green-card-lottery-suspended-brown-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cTrump suspended the green card lottery after the Brown shooting,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/17\/metro\/boston-ice-tea-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cBoston rebels against Trump immigration policies with an \u2018ICE Tea Party\u2019,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/ice-courthouses-arrest-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cICE agents are staking out local courthouses. As they&#8217;ve roamed the halls, Mass. court arrests tripled,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, December 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/13\/metro\/plymouth-county-ice-detention-facility-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cPlymouth community calls for end to sheriff\u2019s agreement with ICE,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/13\/us\/politics\/states-lawsuit-h1b-visas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201c20 States Sue to Block $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> New York Times, December 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/11\/metro\/allston-car-wash-workers-detained-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cHere\u2019s what we know about the 9 Allston car wash workers detained by ICE,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/immigration\/2025\/12\/08\/leavitt-nephew-mom-ice-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMom of Karoline Leavitt\u2019s nephew granted bond after ICE arrest,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Washington Post, December 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/07\/us\/immigration-agents-family-deported-student.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cImmigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> New York Times, December 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-12-05\/immigrants-kept-from-faneuil-hall-citizenship-ceremony-as-feds-crackdown-nationwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, December 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/04\/nx-s1-5628292\/white-house-targets-experienced-immigration-judges-in-the-latest-round-of-firings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cWhite House targets experienced immigration judges in the latest round of firings,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> NPR, December 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/12\/04\/us\/ice-arrests-criminal-records-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cMost Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> New York Times, December 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/12\/01\/seth-moulton-burlington-ice-office-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cMoulton says &#8216;inhumane&#8217; conditions persist for detainees at ICE Burlington office,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, December 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/29\/metro\/dc-shooting-asylum-seekers-afghans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cAsylum seekers in US are reeling after Trump escalates anti-immigration agenda,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, December 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>November 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/28\/metro\/afghan-refugees-trump-crackdown-dc-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shooting,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, November 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/25\/metro\/babson-college-freshman-deported\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cA Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, November 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/25\/metro\/ice-deportation-transfers-due-process\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201c\u2018Treated like an animal\u2019: ICE is moving detained immigrants quickly to conservative states, raising due process concerns,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, November 25, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/24\/metro\/doj-agreement-voca-vawa-attorneys-general-ri\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cDOJ agrees not to restrict aid for domestic abuse and assault survivors based on immigration status,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, November 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/11\/24\/nx-s1-5618291\/immigrant-physicians-foreign-born-doctors-trump-h1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201c\u2018Nobody wants to come&#8217;: What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?\u201d<\/strong><\/a> NPR, November 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/21\/opinion\/ice-immigration-green-card-detention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201c\u2018The System Is Meant to Break You\u2019: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> New York Times, November 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/17\/metro\/ice-student-arrest-deport-school-enrollment\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Under ICE crackdown, thousands of students have left Mass. public schools,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, November 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/allston-car-wash-ice-raid-fallout-bail-work-authorization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;3 Allston Car Wash workers ordered to be released, while owners say BU student was &#8216;reckless&#8217; for calling ICE,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, November 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/17\/opinion\/ice-detention-legal-immigration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cWe Followed the Rules: ICE Jailed Us Anyway,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> New York Times, November 17, 2025 (includes video interview with Jemmy Jimenez Rosa of Canton, MA).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-11-13\/we-welcome-the-stranger-boston-archbishop-helped-craft-condemnation-of-mass-deportations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018We welcome the stranger\u2019: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, November 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/07\/metro\/fitchburg-video-seizure-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;\u2018I wasn\u2019t letting go of my wife\u2019: Video shows ICE agents in Fitchburg struggling with man having apparent seizure, holding toddler in car,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, November 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2025\/11\/7\/allston-vigil-ice-detainees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Allston-Brighton Residents Call for Release of Detained Immigrant Workers at Vigil,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Harvard Crimson, November 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/everett-boy-in-ice-detention-allowed-to-return-to-brazil-judge-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Everett boy in ICE detention &#8216;allowed&#8217; to return to Brazil, judge says,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, November 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/04\/metro\/immigration-raid-allston-car-wash\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, November 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/migrants-new-england-granted-class-action-status-challenge-bond-hearing-denials-2025-10-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Migrants in New England granted class-action status to challenge bond hearing denials,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Reuters, October 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/28\/metro\/immigrant-advocacy-groups-harassment\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018We\u2019re constantly looking over our shoulders\u2019: Immigrant advocates say they face heightened harassment, targeting,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, October 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-10-20\/chelsea-parent-of-3-deported-with-immigration-case-pending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cChelsea parent of 3 deported with immigration case pending,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, October 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/massachuessts-ice-arrests-september\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cICE enforcement in Mass. nets 1,400 arrests in September. Less than half had &#8216;significant&#8217; criminal background,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, October 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/afghan-man-cancer-detention-bond-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cICE arrests Afghan man with brain cancer in Methuen. Now, he\u2019s hundreds of miles from his doctors,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, October 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/15\/metro\/everett-ice-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201c\u2018This is different.\u2019 What the case of the arrested 13-year-old in Everett tells us about ICE,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, October 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/14\/metro\/everett-teen-mayor-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cDHS claimed an Everett 13-year-old had a gun when he was arrested. The city\u2019s mayor says he didn\u2019t,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, October 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/13\/metro\/police-massachusetts-federal-immigration-enforcement\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;For Massachusetts police, a balancing act on immigration matters,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, October 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-10-10\/its-my-responsibility-in-the-wake-of-ice-raids-youth-support-their-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018It\u2019s my responsibility\u2019: In the wake of ICE raids, youth support their families,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, October 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/07\/metro\/burlington-town-meeting-resolution-against-ice-operations-in-town\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Burlington officials pass resolution condemning \u2018inhumane\u2019 conditions at ICE facility,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, October 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/10\/06\/massachusetts-ice-monitors-luce-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> October 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-10-01\/worcester-city-council-passes-resolution-barring-police-from-assisting-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting ICE,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>September 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianlawcaucus.org\/news-resources\/news\/advocates-sue-ice-irs-ssa-stop-information-sharing?fbclid=IwY2xjawNKVRBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkAo1PO7H3RbmmIgoQ9rSSa_fqfILUx-XraKX8ahBnmTUDyyUQPDIh0SxJKU_aem_BtkWJa_CR_VssiyFU_kU7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Taxpayer and Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE, IRS, and Social Security Administration to Stop Information Sharing,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Asian Law Caucus News, September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/30\/federal-judge-trump-deportation-pro-palestinian-protest-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/24\/business\/h1b-visa-trump-workers-companies\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Massachusetts companies, workers reel from Trump\u2019s proposed H-1B visa fee,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/23\/metro\/aclu-files-class-action-lawsuit-behalf-detained-immigrants-denied-bond-hearings\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;ACLU files class-action lawsuit on behalf of detained immigrants denied bond hearings,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/23\/metro\/ice-agents-hold-five-year-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Leominster family says ICE agents held their daughter outside their home so they would turn themselves over,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/17\/ice-burlington-deportation-data-immigrant-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Hundreds were detained in ICE&#8217;s Burlington office for multiple days, data shows,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, September 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/17\/metro\/supreme-court-immigration-ruling\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;US citizens of color on high alert after Supreme Court allows racial profiling by ICE,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-09-12\/everett-cancels-hispanic-heritage-month-celebration-over-ice-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Everett cancels Hispanic Heritage Month celebration over ICE fears,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, September 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/cheslea-massachusetts-schools-immigration-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Chelsea school enrollment drops as ICE cracks down on Mass.,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, September 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigrants-boston-ice-trump-sanctuary-cities-ee2a10f0300029da49fcbd45365e031a?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE crackdowns intensify across Boston as sanctuary cities face Trump\u2019s latest operation,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Associated Press, September 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/ice-flights-hanscom-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;ICE restarts detainee flights out of Hanscom airport,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, September 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/15\/metro\/mass-ice-office-trespassing-arrests\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Three arrested at Burlington ICE office, charged with trespassing,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, September 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/15\/metro\/milford-teen-ice-arrest\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;\u2018It\u2019s very painful to see our son suffering.\u2019 Family of Milford teen arrested by ICE faces possible detention,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, September 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/september-ice-surge-massachusetts-boston-arrests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;ICE launches new immigration enforcement surge in Mass.,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, September 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/06\/metro\/ice-surge-immigration-deportation-machinery\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;ICE begins new surge in Boston, as its deportation machinery hardens into place in New England,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/04\/metro\/doj-boston-lawsuit-immigration\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Justice Department sues Boston over its sanctuary city policies,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, September 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>August 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/27\/opinion\/daca-recipient-detained-ice\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;My DACA friend was taken by ICE,&#8221; <\/a><\/b>Boston Globe, August 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/08\/27\/health-insurance-immigration-federal-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;34,000 Mass. residents will lose health coverage Jan. 1 following federal cuts,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, August 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/08\/26\/logan-airport-boston-immigrant-workers-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Logan Airport is losing immigrant workers as Trump administration changes the rules,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, August 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/25\/metro\/ice-arrest-green-card-logan-boston-marijuana\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018A dystopian nightmare\u2019: Green-card holder from Canton held for 10 days for decades-old marijuana conviction,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, August 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/08\/20\/boston-ice-pam-bondi-michelle-wu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Boston ICE director says agency is &#8216;not backing down,&#8217; after Wu refuses federal request,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, August 20,2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/19\/metro\/boston-mayor-wu-responds-to-bondi\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;\u2018Boston will not back down\u2019: Wu blasts Trump administration after Bondi\u2019s latest demands,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, August 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/13\/nx-s1-5482883\/trump-immigration-court-firings-chelmsford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> NPR, August 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/10\/metro\/massachusetts-trump-deportation-impacts-workforce\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown could cause widespread workforce disruption,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, August 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline | bold font_secondary margin_bottom padding_top margin_horizontal_0--mobile \"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.cnn.com\/cnn\/2025\/08\/05\/us\/immigration-arrests-community-ice-invs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE uses starkly different tactics to arrest immigrants in red and blue states, data shows,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> CNN, August 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/07\/23\/chelmsford-immigration-judges-terminated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFired immigration judges say court system is under attack,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, July 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-07-23\/immigration-policy-shifts-are-already-costing-health-workers-their-jobs-in-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cImmigration policy shifts are already costing health workers their jobs in Massachusetts,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, July 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/22\/metro\/funding-freeze-affects-massachusetts-children-summer-learning\/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cChildren of migratory farm workers lose access to vital education services amid Trump $6 billion funding freeze,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, July 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/02\/metro\/ice-arrests-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Where ICE arrests have occurred in Mass.,&#8221; <\/strong><\/a>Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/02\/metro\/ice-raids-surge-fear-uncertainty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018I feel that nowhere is safe\u2019: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/02\/lifestyle\/suya-joint-ice-boston-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE comes to local restaurants. It was inevitable,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, July 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>June 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/30\/opinion\/ice-husband-deported-children-disability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE deported my husband. Our everything is gone, and we are unraveling,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/27\/metro\/white-house-ending-protected-status-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;White House will end protections for Haitians, citing improved conditions,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, June 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/06\/26\/ice-immigration-family-separation-caregivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Fearing family separation, local immigrants assign &#8216;caregivers&#8217; to take in children,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, June 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/06\/11\/marcelo-gomes-da-silva-milford-ma-immigration\/84083774007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How a Massachusetts town became a flashpoint for Trump&#8217;s immigration crackdown,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> USA Today, June 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/10\/metro\/ice-arrests-interior-enforcement-quota-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;ICE mandate to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day fuels raids in Massachusetts communities,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, June 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-06-09\/hundreds-in-boston-protest-ice-raids-in-los-angeles-and-arrest-of-union-leader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Hundreds in Boston protest ICE raids in Los Angeles and arrest of union leader,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, June 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/06\/05\/ice-burlington-immigration-detention-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE holding immigrants in &#8216;abysmal&#8217; conditions at Burlington office building, lawyers say,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, June 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/04\/metro\/trump-travel-ban-massachusetts-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018Disappointed, extremely nervous, very shaken.\u2019 Boston immigration advocates react to Trump travel ban,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Boston Globe<em>,\u00a0<\/em>June 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/massachusetts-high-school-student-detained\/story?id=122422549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> ABC News, June 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>May 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/05\/27\/metro\/immigration-courts-ice-arrests-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE arrests at Massachusetts immigration courts target immigrants seeking permission to stay in US,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, May 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/05\/28\/metro\/nantucket-ice-arrests\/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;In Massachusetts\u2019 island communities, sudden ICE arrests rattle Nantucket, Martha\u2019s Vineyard,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, May 29, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/05\/16\/metro\/worcester-body-camera-ice-detainment\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Worcester releases body camera video from police during ICE operation,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, May 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-05-15\/advocates-and-immigrants-demand-healey-intervene-in-ice-arrests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Advocates and immigrants demand Healey intervene in ICE arrests,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WGBH News, May 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/05\/15\/metro\/tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-court-appeals\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;What&#8217;s Next for R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Boston Globe, May 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/05\/14\/u-s-attorney-boston-foley-warning-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;U.S. Attorney in Boston issues warning on &#8216;interference&#8217; with ICE,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> WBUR News, May 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RBSkQ5ICfo0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE arrest in Waltham,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> CBS Boston News, May 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/05\/11\/greater-boston-immigration-enforcement-ice-arrests-uptick-worcester-newton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Greater Boston sees \u2018surge\u2019 in immigration enforcement,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, May 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/05\/08\/metro\/ice-arrests-worcester-woman-spurs-protest\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ICE agents detain one, two others arrested during chaotic scene in Worcester,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, May 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>April 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/trump-noem-temporary-protected-status-venezuela-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are &#8216;Terrified&#8217;,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> The Nation, April 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/04\/28\/business\/trump-immigrant-crackdown-employers-deportation\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Amid immigration crackdown, Mass. businesses worry about their workers,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/04\/17\/judge-denies-tufts-students-release-detention-louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Judge denies Tufts student&#8217;s release from detention in Louisiana,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR News, April 17, 2925.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/04\/16\/metro\/student-visa-revoked-new-england-schools\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Trump administration has revoked nearly 100 student visas in New England,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/04\/12\/metro\/citizenship-applications-at-roxbury-event-amid-trump-policy-changes\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;\u2018Everybody is scared now.\u2019 Hundreds of green card holders in Boston apply for citizenship amid immigration fears,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, April 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/04\/07\/international-student-visa-bu-harvard-tufts-umass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WBUR, April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local\/2025-04-07\/umass-harvard-student-visas-revoked-in-new-stage-of-trump-immigration-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;UMass, Harvard student visas revoked in \u2018new stage\u2019 of Trump immigration crackdown,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> WGBH News, April 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>March 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/dismayed-and-surprised-das-office-responds-after-man-is-detained-by-ice-mid-trial\/3671872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Judge dismisses case against man detained by ICE mid-trial, finds agent in contempt,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> NBC Boston, March 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/03\/26\/metro\/its-really-scary-students-residents-react-sudden-arrest-tufts-student\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;&#8216;Just Shocking: Thousands rally in Somerville in solidarity with Tufts student,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, March 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/03\/26\/metro\/tufts-student-detailed-by-immigration-officials\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Tufts PhD student detained by masked immigration authorities on Somerville street sent to detention facility in Louisiana,&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> Boston Globe, March 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/03\/24\/boston-ice-raids-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Flurry of ICE raids follow border czar&#8217;s threats of &#8216;bringing hell&#8217; to Boston,&#8221;<\/a> <\/b>WBUR, March 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/03\/23\/metro\/humanitarian-parole-trump-administration-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;\u2018Cruel and counterproductive\u2019: Rollback of legal protections for immigrants will affect tens of thousands in Mass.,&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> Boston Globe, March 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/03\/18\/metro\/boston-deportation-chelsea-arrests-market-basket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;In Chelsea, Arrests by 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