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6,000 Salvadorans In Massachusetts Will Lose Protected Status

January 10, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it will not renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans.

 

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Thousands Of Salvadorans Await Decision On Their Status In the U.S.

January 5, 2018

Thousands of Salvadoran immigrants in Connecticut and Massachusetts will find out by Monday whether their legal status in the U.S. will be extended or revoked. Some have lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, and many don’t know what they’ll do if they’re told to leave.

 

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‘Impostor Training’ Aims To Root Out Identity Thieves. But Some See Racial Profiling

January 3, 2018

Detectives, booking officers and county jail sergeants sit side-by-side at the Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, flipping through documents and looking for tips.

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As Honduran Immigrants Await News On Legal Status, Violent Protests Continue At Home

December 20, 2017

Hundreds of Honduran immigrants in Connecticut and Massachusetts will find out in the coming months whether they’ll be allowed to stay in the U.S. or face possible deportation. This comes as violent protests continue in Honduras following a contested presidential election.

 

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Traffic Stop Of Migrant Workers Raises Questions About Policing Policy

December 19, 2017

The two farmworkers are now in custody and awaiting deportation. A body cam video of the incident is fueling debate over Vermont’s fair and impartial policing policy.

 

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Immigration Tribunals Stressed As Refugee Applicants Arrive In Canada On Foot

December 11, 2017

The flow of people seeking refugee status in Canada has grown exponentially in recent months. More people have walked into the province of Quebec since August than in all of 2016 across the entire length of the Canadian border.

 

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The Other Side of Roxham Road: Canada Grapples With Border Refugees

December 11, 2017

Washington D.C. has ended a temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians allowed to legally enter the United States following an earthquake in 2010. The affected Haitians will have to leave the U.S. by 2019. The program has also been revoked for 2,000 Nicaraguans and it’s unclear if other groups, including 300,000 Salvadorans, will be allowed to remain.

 

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Local Immigrants With Special Protective Status Learn To Live With Uncertainty

November 15, 2017

An estimated 8,000 immigrants in Massachusetts are awaiting decisions that will determine their fate in the United States.

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How Massachusetts Providers Are Responding To A Call For ‘Sanctuary Hospitals’

November 6, 2017

For immigrants in the country illegally, the fear of running into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has made some public places appear threatening. In the current environment, that can include a visit to the emergency room.

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While A Chelsea Man Remains In Immigration Custody, His Family Struggles With A New Normal

October 30, 2017

A Chelsea man remains behind bars three months after being arrested by federal immigration officials during a scheduled office visit.

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