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04/13/2026

ICE has arrested over 7,030 people across Massachusetts during Donald Trump’s first 15 months in office, many of them Brazilian and Guatemalan individuals.

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04/13/2026

ICE has arrested over 7,030 people across Massachusetts during Donald Trump’s first 15 months in office, many of them Brazilian and Guatemalan individuals.

Under Trump arrests have swept up people from 100 countries, with the highest numbers coming from Brazil and Guatemala. They took place at local courthouses, police departments, the federal courthouse in Boston and in the streets of Massachusetts cities and towns.

04/01/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case to overturn birthright citizenship. If reversed, newborns would no longer automatically receive citizenship despite being born in the United States. Such a change could also affect federal funding for state-administered programs and require new bureaucratic processes in hospitals and public schools.

Visit the Challenge to Birthright Citizenship collection in our LinkTree to access updates regarding the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case. Link in our bio.

04/01/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case to overturn birthright citizenship. If reversed, newborns would no longer automatically receive citizenship despite being born in the United States. Such a change could also affect federal funding for state-administered programs and require new bureaucratic processes in hospitals and public schools.

Visit the Challenge to Birthright Citizenship collection in our LinkTree to access updates regarding the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case.

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An estimated 4,200 babies were born in Massachusetts in 2022 to two parents who were noncitizens and lacked legal status.

03/16/2026

Massachusetts has launched an online portal allowing residents to report and upload evidence of alleged
misconduct by federal immigration agents in response to concerns over ICE’s use of dangerous tactics by ICE.

Read more and access the portal through the LinkTree in our Bio.

03/16/2026

Massachusetts has launched an online portal allowing residents to report and upload evidence of alleged
misconduct by federal immigration agents in response to concerns over ICE’s use of dangerous tactics by ICE.

Access the online portal with the link down below:
https://www.mass.gov/forms/report-misconduct-by-federal-agents

“We’ve seen across the country and here in Massachusetts that the tactics of ICE under the Trump Administration have been putting everyone at risk,” the governor said in a statement.

03/13/2026

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced new funding for organizations providing services to immigrant communities in Greater Boston as federal immigration enforcement continues.

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03/13/2026

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced new funding for organizations providing services to immigrant communities in Greater Boston as federal immigration enforcement continues.

The funding includes more than $1 million from the city of Boston, and more than $3 million in public and private partnerships with philanthropies.

03/07/2026

Activists are planning protests at more than 60 Citizens Bank branches across many states this weekend, including Massachusetts, criticizing the bank’s financial ties to private prison companies CoreCivic and Geo Group, which operate immigration detention centers. Activists are calling on Citizens Bank to end its relationships with these companies and refrain from establishing new ones.

Read more at the LinkTree in our bio.

03/07/2026

Activists are planning protests at more than 60 Citizens Bank branches across many states this weekend, including Massachusetts, criticizing the bank’s financial ties to private prison companies CoreCivic and Geo Group, which operate immigration detention centers. Activists are calling on Citizens Bank to end its relationships with these companies and refrain from establishing new ones.

Protests are planned at more than 60 Citizens branches on Saturday in states including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, over the bank's involvement with companies that run ICE detention centers.

02/27/2026

Federal judges are pressing for changes to how pregnant and nursing people are treated in immigration detention, raising new questions about medical care standards within ICE custody.

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