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Policy Updates – 10/22/2026

DHS indefinitely extended TPS for Ukraine and Sudan on Monday; those with protections will retain status for the time being. TPS for these countries was set to expire on October 19, but the agency declined to announce any decision on the future of over 100,000 people impacted, only saying that an announcement “will be made … Continued

Advancing Policy Solutions for Immigrant Mental Health

Immigrant and refugee families in Massachusetts are carrying an enormous weight. Increased enforcement, the loss of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for many families, including many with children who are U.S. citizens, and constant federal policy shifts are taking a real toll on mental health. Meanwhile, people seeking help face long wait times, language gaps, insurance … Continued

TPS for Ukraine and Sudan still valid

TPS for Ukraine and Sudan still valid Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections are still in effect for TPS holders from Ukraine and Sudan. The TPS designation for Ukraine and Sudan was set to expire on October 19, 2026. However, the Trump Administration has not announced whether the designation will be terminated or extended. Until further … Continued
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MIRA Applauds Federal Court Decision Blocking Public Charge Rule Nationwide

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BOSTON – Eva Millona, President and CEO of the MIRA Coalition, today issued the following statement in response to a federal court’s summary judgement vacating the public charge rule, thus blocking implementation of the policy nationwide.  “The new public charge rule is an unconscionable attack on low-income immigrant communities that aims to stop them from … Continued

MIRA Announces 2020 Census Self-Response Rate Exceeded 2010 Rate

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MIRA calls on Congress to ensure accurate count by moving reporting deadline from Dec. 31, 2020 to April 2021 BOSTON – MIRA today announced that the 2020 Census self-response rate in Massachusetts exceeded the 2010 rate. Despite unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, an abrupt end to the count and attempts to exclude immigrants … Continued

Huge Court Win! Census Count Extended!

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Last night, Judge Koh, a federal judge for the Northern District of California, ordered the Trump Administration to abandon their last-minute attempts to end the 2020 Census on September 30th. This decision requires the census count to continue until October 31 and bars the Census Bureau from handing over the population report to the White … Continued

TPS Committee with banner, May Day 2019

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump to End Temporary Protection Status for 4 Countries

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On September 14, 2020, a three-judge panel on the U.S. 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 400,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan. In Massachusetts, the fate of almost 11,000 TPS holders and their families is on the … Continued

Court Rejects Trump’s Memorandum to Erase Immigrants From the Census

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Yesterday, a three-judge panel in Federal District Court in Manhattan blocked President Trump’s Memo to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to allocate seats in Congress. The judges found that the Memo violates federal law and everyone living in the U.S. must be counted for apportionment purposes regardless of their legal status. The … Continued

Immigration Q+As with Rep. Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey

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We want to make sure that voters, who feel passionately about immigrant justice, know where candidates stand on these critical issues. We asked Senator Markey and Congressman Kennedy identical questions about Dreamers, TPS holders, immigration reform, and relief for immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Watch and please share widely! And again, make sure to VOTE, … Continued

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Trump’s Unconstitutional Tactic to Erase Immigrants

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Yesterday, President Trump signed a memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census count for apportionment purposes, which would almost certainly reduce the number of congressional seats allocated to immigrant-rich states. This would deny political representation to Americans and immigrants alike. In response, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Secretary of the … Continued