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Tug-of-war over wanted immigrant in Salem court
In Salem Superior Court on Wednesday, Judge Thomas Drechsler had a few reasons to hold Willy Antonio Hernandez Camilo without bail. Camilo had been charged with attempted murder for stabbing someone in...
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Pelosi shocked by Trump’s attack on Mass. DAs
US REPS. KATHERINE CLARK AND AYANNA PRESSLEY voiced support Friday for state prosecutors suing to block authorities from making immigration arrests at courthouses, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed...
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ICE claims right to detain immigrants in Mass. courthouses
RESPONDING TO A LAWSUIT brought by two Massachusetts district attorneys, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Monday said it has the legal authority to arrest undocumented...
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Trump immigration plan pits skilled workers against laborers
IT’S A CASE of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for anyone who follows immigration policy. President Donald Trump appeared to soften his sound bites on immigration on Thursday, but his new plan includes the...
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Trump immigration plan pits skilled workers against laborers
It’s a case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for anyone who follows immigration policy. President Donald Trump appeared to soften his sound bites on immigration on Thursday, but his new plan includes the...
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Rollins, ICE make nice
SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Rachael Rollins said on Tuesday that her office has had better cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since she and a fellow DA filed a lawsuit against...
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Markey slams Trump ‘stealth attack’ on immigrants
US SEN. EDWARD MARKEY released a report on Thursday that he said “helps to pull back the curtain” on ways President Trump is reducing the number of immigrants coming into the country. The report,...
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US House passes DREAM Act
THE US HOUSE passed the Dream and Promise Act on Tuesday, legislation that would allow 2.5 million immigrants, including 30,000 in Massachusetts, to apply for legal status and the ability to work. The...
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Muslim to head city’s immigrant advancement office
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH appointed Yusufi Vali, the executive director of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, as the head of the city’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. Vali, who immigrated...
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Undocumented abuse survivors break silence on bus
THE PARKING LOT STOOD EMPTY Wednesday morning, but then women in groups of two or three, dressed in white shirts, began streaming in, murmuring about the humidity in Spanish. A yellow school bus pulled...
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Could Warren-Castro be the ticket?
You have to wonder if Warren-Castro could be the ticket to Democrats unseating President Donald Trump in 2020. In a very crowded debate of 10 Democratic candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren got the chance...
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Could Warren-Castro be the ticket?
You have to wonder if Warren-Castro could be the ticket to Democrats unseating President Donald Trump in 2020. In a very crowded debate of 10 Democratic candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren got the chance...
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Mass. businesses paid $180 million by border patrol agency
LAST WEEK’S WALKOUT by workers at Boston-based Wayfair put a spotlight on the issue of businesses contracting to provide goods to detention facilities on the US-Mexican border. But the online...
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Our country is the sum of many parts
AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, I filed a resolution in the Boston City Council to recognize Immigrant Heritage Month. As a first-generation American, the daughter of a Polish mother and a Tunisian father, I...
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Two views of the pause in ICE courthouse arrests
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, US District Court Judge Indira Talwani took the unprecedented step of approving a temporary injunction blocking US Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents from making civil...
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Two views of the pause in ICE courthouse arrests
Less than two weeks ago, US District Court Judge Indira Talwani took the unprecedented step of approving a temporary injunction blocking US Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents from making civil...
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Trahan filing bill, ignores Pence’s assurances
US REP. LORI TRAHAN on Wednesday described her recent trip to detention facilities along the US- Mexico border last week, talking about how the conditions she saw spurred her to write legislation...
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Warren unveils major immigration plan
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Elizabeth Warren unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would reverse many of President Trump’s policies, but in tone and style it failed to address, let alone...
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Warren unveils major immigration plan
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would reverse many of President Trump’s policies, but in tone and style it failed to address, let alone...
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Shut the concentration camps down
RIGHT NOW, migrants at our southern border are being imprisoned and treated like criminals for exercising their legal right to seek asylum in the United States. They are forced to endure dangerous and...
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