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Immigrant-Owned Businesses Are Powering Massachusetts, And They Deserve Protection

Immigrant-Owned Businesses Are Powering Massachusetts, And They Deserve Protection

May 14, 2026

Across Massachusetts, immigrant entrepreneurs are a driving force behind our economy. They open restaurants, launch biotech firms, and staff our … More

TPS Justice for All: MIRA joins hundreds of advocates in Washington, D.C.

TPS Justice for All: MIRA joins hundreds of advocates in Washington, D.C.

May 7, 2026

Last week MIRA staff joined a bus of passionate Massachusetts advocates to travel to Washington D.C. to support immigrant families … More

#TakenByICE – Story Collection and Poster Initiative

May 4, 2026

People are being taken without warning or judicial warrants.They are being indefinitely imprisoned in deplorable conditions for alleged civil violations, … More

The Privilege of the Law: A Journey from Damascus to Massachusetts By Abeer Massri - Managing Attorney, ATASK

The Privilege of the Law: A Journey from Damascus to Massachusetts By Abeer Massri – Managing Attorney at MIRA Coalition memberATASK

April 30, 2026

I often wonder if those born into the American legal system can truly feel the air they breathe. At Damascus … More

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April is National Volunteer Month — and We’re Grateful

April 23, 2026

Every year, many of us choose to give something that can’t be bought: our time. This April, during National Volunteer … More

Action Alert Tell your State Senator: Support the strongest PROTECT Act possible!

Massachusetts is ready – tell your State Senator to Protect Massachusetts Communities

April 16, 2026

Town by town, community by community, Massachusetts residents are making clear what they know to be true: immigrants belong here, … More

A Critical Moment for Haitian TPS

April 10, 2026

Boston City Council hearing on April 9, 2026 discussing the termination of federal protected status for Haitian immigrants and examining … More

MIRA's State Budget Campaign Support Immigrant Protections

MIRA’s State Budget Campaign – Support Immigrant Protections in the FY27 State Budget

April 2, 2026

The annual state budget is the lifeline for state and local programs and services that benefit all communities—including our Commonwealth’s … More

Thank your Representatives for voting YES

Action Alert! Thank your representatives for voting yes on the Protect Act

March 27, 2026

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted in favor (134-21) of the PROTECT Act, which includes crucial guardrails to protect our … More

Courage, Community, and a Historic Vote

Courage, Community, and a Historic Vote: MIRA’s 30th Annual Immigrants’ Day at the State House

March 26, 2026

On March 18, 2026, something remarkable happened at the Massachusetts State House. More than 1,200 people filled Gardner Auditorium and … More