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Mar 07, 2019
Mar 07, 2019
What is the Boston Police-ICE task force? We filed a request to find out.
We hope this public records request is a step toward aligning police practices and the City’s stated support for immigrants and workers.
Feb 15, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU of Massachusetts sues Trump administration for truth about supposed border wall contract
"This administration’s manufactured security emergency isn’t credible—and so far, neither is this announcement."
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 31, 2019
Jan 31, 2019
ACLU of Massachusetts’ Javier Luengo-Garrido honored for regional efforts to defend immigrants
Javier Luengo-Garrido is being honored with the MICAH Change Agent Award for his work coordinating the Immigrant Protection Project.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 14, 2019
Jan 14, 2019
Springfield City Council passes welcoming ordinance
We are grateful for the Springfield City Council’s leadership to protect our immigrant neighbors and friends, and stand up for Massachusetts values.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 08, 2019
Jan 08, 2019
Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on President Trump’s address
There is a humanitarian challenge at the border, but it is one of the Trump administration’s own making.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 13, 2018
Dec 13, 2018
Court rules that Clayton Gordon can stay in the U.S.
After years of litigation, it's official: Clayton Gordon can stay with his family in Massachusetts.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 15, 2018
Nov 15, 2018
ACLU demands records on Boston's "gang database" used in deportations
“In order to make Boston a safe city for all its residents, we must meaningfully address discriminatory policing, and confront the role the gang database plays in the lives of young people of color in our city."
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
Court: Case against ICE will move forward
Judge Wolf rejected the government's attempt to dismiss our lawsuit on behalf couples torn apart by ICE
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 31, 2018
Jul 31, 2018
Transgender women released by ICE after ACLU, Western Massachusetts lawyers demand freedom
Fourteen transgender asylum seekers have been released from ICE detention.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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