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Jan 06, 2020
Jan 06, 2020
We are suing to reunite an asylum-seeking family
Under what was dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols” by the Trump administration, tens of thousands of asylum-seekers have been sent to dangerous cities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
Northampton bans government face surveillance
Northampton now joins two other municipalities in Massachusetts—Brookline and Somerville—which passed bans earlier this year.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
People in prison are denied medication for addiction treatment
Despite medical consensus that medication for addiction treatment is the standard care for opioid use disorder, the Massachusetts Department of Correction has a compulsory-withdrawal policy.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
Attorneys convene to petition for hundreds of new immigration bond hearings
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
Brookline bans municipal use of face surveillance
The people of Brookline are standing up in defense of fundamental rights and civil liberties.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
Boston City Council updates protections for immigrants
The revised Trust Act limits collaboration between Boston police and ICE—but we must do more to make Boston safe and welcoming for everyone.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2019
Dec 04, 2019
Massachusetts sides with equality in ballot initiative signature drive
Residents eliminated two proposed ballot initiatives that would impact immigrants’ liberty and make abortion less accessible.
Nov 27, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
New England woman reunited with family after unjust detention
Wayzaro "Tazz" Walton will be reunited with her family and community—just in time for the holiday season.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 27, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
Federal judge rules detained immigrants are entitled to fair hearings
A federal court declared that the government's default detention of immigrants is unconstitutional.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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