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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

Local organizations, Mayor’s office, respond to restoration of DACA

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On December 4, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the United States District Court in Brooklyn, New York ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to its original state during the Obama administration. Read more from Sampan Newspaper

MIRA Applauds Inclusion of Mixed-Status Families in Stimulus Package, Calls for More Inclusive Relief

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BOSTON – Eva Millona, CEO and President of the MIRA Coalition, today issued the following statement in response to the passage of a new federal COVID-19 stimulus package. “We’re pleased to finally have stimulus relief that includes some mixed-status families and a retroactive fix for 3.5 million U.S. citizen spouses and children of non-citizen immigrants … Continued