IN THE COURTS
Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit challenging a New York law barring immigration agents from state courts A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can’t force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts. – AP News
Judge denies Trump admin.’s request to pause release of over 400 arrested in local immigration ops One Chicago woman hopes her husband, detained on Oct. 6, will be able to return home to their children after the ruling. – ABC 7
IN THE COMMUNITY
In aftermath of ICE raid on Allston Car Wash, community groups work to protect local immigrant population After a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on the Allston Car Wash last week, immigrant support networks, local leaders and neighbors have banded together to support the detainees. – The Daily Free Press
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands and candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load up the food and deliver it to shelters and families in need. – AP News
INSPIRATION AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
Nearly 200 new U.S. citizens sworn in during Massachusetts ceremony earlier this week
Join us November 25 at 9:15 am for a rally in room 428 at the MA State House
