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Mass. advocates vow to fight Trump administration effort to penalize working-class immigrants

September 23, 2018

A proposal to redefine ‘public charge’ would deny green cards to people who access key safety net programs – or whose jobs don’t pay high enough wages. BOSTON, September 23, 2018 – The Trump administration yesterday released a proposed regulation that seeks to penalize legal immigrants for accessing programs that help working families with health … Continued

An unconscionable betrayal of immigrants and their families

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August 14, 2018

A court filing by the ACLU of Massachusetts in Calderon v. Nielsen reveals that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) personnel have actively collaborated with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to facilitate the detention and deportation of immigrants. MIRA strongly encourages its members and concerned citizens to read the entire filing, which has prompted immediate condemnation from public officials … Continued

Mass. Legislature abdicates moral leadership in budget deal

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July 18, 2018

Today the Conference Committee released its version of the FY2019 state budget, stripped of four provisions to protect immigrant families that the Massachusetts Senate had overwhelmingly approved in May. Eva A. Millona, executive director of the MIRA Coalition, responded with the following statement: “We are deeply disappointed. The Massachusetts Legislature had a prime opportunity to … Continued

Travel ban decision sets a dangerous precedent for America

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June 26, 2018

Today the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration’s travel ban, which forbids travel to the U.S. for the 150 million citizens of five Muslim-majority countries — Syria, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen — as well as North Korea, with very limited exceptions. The 5–4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii rests on a broad definition of executive … Continued

Order to end family separations will only change how children are traumatized

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June 20, 2018

Today, the President signed an executive order to address the ongoing family separation crisis on the border. Unfortunately for the thousands of people seeking asylum in the U.S., his solution is simply to incarcerate families together, indefinitely, while continuing to blame Congress and the courts for the crisis that he created. “This executive order does … Continued

MIRA joins Sen. Markey’s call for ban on family separations

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June 15, 2018

Today, we joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, with several advocates, to condemn family separations and speak out in support of a Senate bill co-sponsored by him to end family separations not as part of a massive immigration “reform” bill, but by simply forbidding the practice. The Keep Families Together Act was developed in consultation with child … Continued

A crucial victory for immigrants and civil rights in the Mass. Senate budget

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May 23, 2018

Last night, after a thoughtful and substantive debate, the Massachusetts Senate voted 25–13 to approve Sen. Jamie Eldridge’s amendment #1147, which adds four key protections for immigrants to the state budget for FY2019. In particular, the amendment bars police from asking about people’s immigration status unless required by law; ends 287(g) contracts that deputize state and … Continued