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Community Readiness in the Face of ICE Arrests

President Trump campaigned on a threat to deport one million immigrants from this country per year.  We saw an ongoing escalation of the numbers of immigrants targeted in Massachusetts throughout 2025 and continuing into early this year, but still well below deporting one million people.  However, this is beginning to change. Over this past year … Continued

Back to School: What Immigrant Families Should Know

As immigration enforcement increases across the country and protections such as Temporary Protected Status end for some countries, many immigrant families are living with fear and uncertainty. That fear is affecting whether some children make it to school. Recent data show that 17% of parents cited ICE activity near schools as a barrier to attendance. And that … Continued

Biden immigration bill leaves advocates hopeful, but guarded

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Rodrigo Pimentel of East Providence said he is breathing a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden proposed an eight-year pathway to U.S. citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants currently residing in the country. Read more at The Herald News.

Baker goes silent on foreign-trained docs

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IN EARLY APRIL, amid the first COVID-19 surge and an emerging shortage of health care workers, Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order allowing foreign-trained medical doctors to gain full licensure here in Massachusetts. Read more from Commonwealth Magazine.

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

MIRA Thanks President Biden for Making Immigration Reform a Day One Priority

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BOSTON – MIRA is expressing gratitude to President Joe Biden today for making the wellbeing of immigrants and refugees a day one priority. Today, President Biden will reverse President Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census reapportionment count, preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), reverse President Trump’s travel … Continued

Biden’s great immigration undoing

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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Massachusetts immigrants could be impacted by President Biden’s immigration overhaul, which includes a massive bill sent to Congress on Wednesday that was accompanied by a series of executive orders. Read more from Commonwealth Magazine.