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Hundreds of people detained at ICE’s New England Regional Headquarters in Burlington were held there for multiple days over the spring and summer, despite the agency’s admission that the facility is not designed to house detainees for extended periods.
A poll conducted by Gallop from June 2-26, 2025 finds a dramatic shift towards a more positive view of immigration over the past year. Key highlights from the poll include: 30% of Americans want immigration decreased, down from 55% a
After pledging to “bring hell to Boston,” President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies arrested more than 370 immigrants in Greater Boston over the past two weeks.
It seemed like a regular morning when Yhoana Zapata was unpacking items at El Cambio Latino, the bodega and money transfer service where she works in the Orient Heights section of East Boston.
Across Massachusetts, federal immigration agents appear to be conducting increasingly visible enforcement operations, carrying out arrests that are not only aimed at apprehending convicted criminals.
Massachusetts’ shelter system has been stretched to its limits for a year due to a surge of migrants.
On August 5, 2026, Governor Maura Healey stood with immigrants, advocates, community leaders, law enforcement, teachers, nurses, doctors, clergy and elected officials at La Colaborativa in Chelsea to sign the PROTECT Act
Bearing Witness @ ICE is inviting the public to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. As they say in their announcement: “Together, we can show love & support for
Along with Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, several mayors of cities and towns in the greater Boston area issued a statement expressing alarm at the tactics of ICE agents within their communities. Included in the statement is the following: “We
After much searching and several rejections, the ISA reached agreement on an apartment rental in the Boston Metro North area. The adults in the two families, along with lease guarantors from the ISA, signed the lease in mid-April. Over several
Members of the Immigrant Support Alliance participated in Immigrants Day at the State House (IDSH) on March 19. We were inspired by all the organizations supporting and fighting for the rights of our Immigrant Community. The day before we attended
As a result of the wellness checks that we have been conducting at area hotels, which has increased the number of our active volunteers, and with financial support toward rent through our partnership with Catholic Charities Boston, the ISA has