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Audience: Community Members

Featured Audience: Community Members

Community Readiness in the Face of ICE Arrests

President Trump campaigned on a threat to deport one million immigrants from this country per year.  We saw an ongoing escalation of the numbers of immigrants targeted in Massachusetts throughout 2025 and continuing into early this year, but still well below deporting one million people.  However, this is beginning to change. Over this past year … Continued

Back to School: What Immigrant Families Should Know

As immigration enforcement increases across the country and protections such as Temporary Protected Status end for some countries, many immigrant families are living with fear and uncertainty. That fear is affecting whether some children make it to school. Recent data show that 17% of parents cited ICE activity near schools as a barrier to attendance. And that … Continued
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Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Seguridad Nacional de 2024 (February 2024)

Después de muchos meses de discusiones a puerta cerrada, los negociadores del Senado finalmente publicaron el domingo 4 de febrero el text de la Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Seguridad Nacional de 2024. Este proyecto de ley comenzó como una solicitud de la Administración de Biden de billones en fondos para apoyar a Ucrania, Israel … Continued
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National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 (Border Deal) (February 2024)

After many months of closed-door discussions, Senate negotiators on Sunday February 4 finally released text for the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. This bill began as a request from the Biden Administration for billions in funding to support Ukraine, Israel, and other allies across the globe, but Republicans insisted that any such funding … Continued
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Asistans pou lojman HomeBASE nan Eta Massachusetts (February 2024)

HomeBASE bay fanmi ki kalifye pou chèltè ijans EA yo yon asistans nan zafè lojman. Nan kad pwogram HomeBASE la, oumenm ak fanmi w gendwa kalifye pou resevwa jiska $30,000 sou yon peryòd dezan, ak posiblite pou jwenn asistans pou yon twazyèm ane tou. Gade plis enfòmasyon isit la.
Community Members Service Providers Haitian Creole Housing & Benefits
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Asistencia para Vivienda HomeBASE de Massachusetts (February 2024)

HomeBASE brinda asistencia para vivienda a las familias que califiquen para el Refugio Familiar de Asistencia de Emergencia (EA, por sus siglas en inglés). Como parte del programa HomeBASE, usted y su familia podrían calificar para recibir hasta $30,000 durante un período de dos años, con la posibilidad de un tercer año de asistencia. Vea … Continued
Community Members Service Providers Spanish Housing & Benefits
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Massachusetts HomeBASE Housing Assistance

HomeBASE provides housing assistance to families who are eligible for EA Emergency Family Shelter. As part of the HomeBASE program, you and your family may be eligible to receive up to $30,000 over a two-year period, with the possibility of a third year of assistance. See our fact sheet in English.
Community Members Service Providers English Housing & Benefits
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How to support new arrivals (2023)

Massachusetts has welcomed thousands of new arrivals to the state in the past couple of years. More than 6,000 newly arrived immigrant families are currently residing in emergency assistance (EA) shelters, and that number grows daily. Systems that support newly arrived immigrants are working hard to meet the need, with staff and resources stretched beyond … Continued
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¿Qué es DACA? (September 2023)

Establecido por el presidente Obama en 2012, DACA (Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, por sus siglas en inglés), es un permiso que ha permitido a miles de jóvenes inmigrantes sin documentación, vivir y trabajar legalmente en Estados Unidos. El permiso está sujeto a renovación cada dos años. Para calificar, se requiere haber … Continued
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What is DACA? (September 2023)

Established by President Obama in 2012, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) allowed hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants to live and work legally in the US, subject to renewal every two years. To qualify, you had to be undocumented; have arrived in the U.S. prior to your 16th birthday; have lived continuously in … Continued
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DACA and Dreamers

Free legal assistance! Information on DACA in English & Spanish UPDATE January 2025: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on the DACA program. The decision does not change the current status. Individuals who have DACA (or whose DACA expired less than a year ago) can continue to renew it. In September 2023, … Continued
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Tuition Equity

MIRA stands firmly with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in defending our tuition equity laws against attacks from the Trump Administration. We are confident our tuition equity laws will be upheld by the courts. We are closely following the latest attacks from the Trump administration against the Tuition Equity Law. At this point, the case is … Continued
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