INSPIRATION AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION

BE INSPIRED

No Borders, Just Flavors season 2 coming out November 4!

No Borders, Just Flavors! is a series by United We Dream featuring immigrant youth – undocumented, DACA, asylum seekers, second-gen and more – participating in a friendly, family recipe cook off. Throughout each episode, the contestants’ stories spotlight the collective care, shared abundance and inherent worth of immigrants and our multi-racial, multi-ethnic community.

‘A conduit of love’ How sewing empowers Cape Cod’s immigrant women – Cape Cod Times

TAKE ACTION

On November 4, 55 cities and towns across the Commonwealth will hold municipal elections. That means you have a chance to select the people who will make important decisions about your community—your mayor, city councilors, and local leaders. For details about your upcoming election, contact your local election office.

Because when we show up, vote, and raise our voices together, that’s how we build stronger, fairer communities across Massachusetts.

IN THE COURTS

• Federal judge orders DOJ, DHS to stop ‘prejudicial’ statements about Abrego Garcia and his case A federal judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal case in Tennessee has ordered Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice officials to refrain from making prejudicial statements about him. – ABC News
• Trump Cancels Plan to Send Federal Troops to San Francisco President Trump has backed down from deploying federal troops to San Francisco after widespread backlash from local leaders and protests outside the Coast Guard base in Alameda. The reversal followed conversations with Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech CEOs Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, who urged Trump to reconsider. Governor Gavin Newsom called the initial plan “right out of the dictator’s handbook.” Lurie said the decision marks a “major win” for San Francisco, where crime rates are now at record lows.

IN THE COMMUNITY

• Fullerton CA to consider offering financial aid to immigrants in response to ICE sweeps City leaders will vote on two funds — at about $100,000 each — to use toward helping residents affected by ICE sweeps with legal, rental and other costs. Funding could come from either the city’s General Fund (the main checking account for a city) or from discretionary funds. Community members and organizations would also be allowed to donate. Fullerton is going the way of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa, which have all created immigrant aid funds after immigration enforcement actions ramped up under the Trump administration. – Newsbreak
• As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’ Nuns, bishops and laity from California to Texas have created a network of help to uphold church teachings. –The Guardian
• Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance Before Immigration OperationAbout 200 people stood in an intersection outside the Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., where federal agents were said to be arriving to prepare for an immigration enforcement operation. – NY Times
• MIRA’s call for volunteers to learn about how they can support our Immigration Helpline has had a great response, with more than 70 people registering.