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Massachusetts urged to follow states on Tax Credit for immigrants
By Matt Murphy State House News Service MAY 18, 2021…..After about 18,500 tax-paying immigrant families in Massachusetts missed out on…
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LFCR: Settlement will continue to release individuals on bail from ICE detention at Bristol County House of Corrections
BOSTON – The parties in Savino v Souza, the class action lawsuit challenging conditions at the Bristol County House of…
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Shifting politics, pandemic create opening for immigration reformers
By Matt Murphy State House News Service APRIL 5, 2021…..The arrival of the Biden administration and the shifting of the…
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Hodgson praises ruling against release of ICE detainees from Bristol County jail
A ruling this week by the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals denied a release petition filed by activists…
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Mariano: “I recognize the value” in Massachusetts driver’s license proposal for undocumented immigrants
Chris Lisinski House Speaker Ron Mariano signaled Tuesday that he sees “value” in a proposal to make Massachusetts driver’s licenses…
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Deported Dominican national and repeated drug trafficker pleads guilty to selling fentanyl
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national deported in August 2016 to his native Dominican Republic after having been arrested twice for…
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Bill to allow undocumented immigrants regular Massachusetts driver’s license relaunched
BOSTON – With a new legislative session in Massachusetts and a new administration in Washington, the Driving Families Forward Coalition…
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17 local community groups urge Warren and Markey to sever Hodgson ties with ICE
A letter was signed last week by 17 community groups “to contact the Department of Homeland Security and request that…
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Massachusetts bill involving immigrant deportations gaining momentum
BOSTON – Legislators and advocates gathered today for a virtual press conference to announce the refiling of the Safe Communities…
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Group alleges immigrants improperly denied unemployment benefits
Chris Lisinski Hundreds of Massachusetts immigrants who legally qualify for unemployment benefits have been improperly blocked from the aid, a…
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