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Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

MIRA联盟回应美国最高法院关于在美海地人临时保护身份的裁决

波士顿,马萨诸塞州 — 针对美国最高法院就特朗普总统终止海地人临时保护身份令所作出的裁决,马萨诸塞州移民与难民权益倡导联盟(MIRA)执行主任伊丽莎白·斯威特发表了以下声明: “撤销约35万名在美海地人的临时保护身份,对于许多将这里视为家园的人来说,这是不人道、不道德且令人发指的行为。强迫这些人返回他们已经逃离的极度危险和暴力的处境,将使无数家庭和社区支离破碎。持有海地TPS身份的人对我们州和国家的构成至关重要,这一裁决将对我们州的劳动力和经济造成灾难性影响。尽管这一裁决令人痛心,MIRA依然坚定致力于维护所有移民的权利与安全,并与海地社区站在一起,共同发声。” 马萨诸塞州移民与难民权益倡导联盟(MIRA)是新英格兰地区最大的非营利组织,致力于促进移民和难民的权利与融合。

Seeking Safety and Belonging: Challenges in LGBTQ+ Immigrant Rights

Seeking Safety and Belonging: Challenges in LGBTQ+ Immigrant Rights

LGBTQ+ immigrants navigate an intersection of marginalization, including high rates of discrimination, elevated risks of abuse within the immigration detention system, family separation and increased levels of stress and isolation while trying to access legal protections. These dual stigmas often amplify the multiple and compounded traumas they experience in their countries of origin and isolation upon arrival in the United States.

Immigrant Heritage Month: Celebrating Strength by Smriti Rupaketi

Immigrant Heritage Month: Celebrating Strength by Smriti Rupaketi, MIRA’s People and Administration Specialist

Immigrant heritage month gives me a chance to look back on my journey and think about everything it took to get here. Behind every move to a new country is someone who has left behind families, friends and culture in hopes of finding new opportunities, stability and a better future.

I was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal which is a beautiful country in Southeast Asia. In 2020, me, my husband and child made the decision to leave our home

Happy Father's Day A poem to the immigrant fathers we love

Happy Father’s Day A poem to the immigrant fathers we love

To all our immigrant fathers across the country, many who are not fortunate enough to to spend time with their loved ones due to detention, visa restrictions, travel bans or workplace exploitation, you are not forgotten! Thank you for all your strong contributions, your hard labor and commitment to building legacies.

The Courage to Begin Again by Gil Calderin

Honoring Immigrant Heritage Month: The Courage to Begin Again by Gil Calderin, MIRA’s Director of Advocacy

I want to begin by saying that I am a proud immigrant from Cuba. I am deeply grateful for the people who have walked alongside me on my life’s journey and for the opportunities that the United States continues to give me.

Nearly 30 years ago, my mother made an incredibly bold decision. She moved to the United States with me and without a dime in her pocket. She took a leap of faith that would forever change our lives.

14 Years of DACA: A Broken Promise

14 Years of DACA: A Broken Promise

Fourteen years ago June 15, the federal government made a commitment to young people without permanent residency who had grown up here, gone to school here, and who called the US home. The message then was: You belong. Stay and contribute.

Now the stability DACA granted is under threat – in part because the government has chosen inaction as a weapon.