A University of Illinois Chicago report finds immigration fear drained more than $1.26 billion from the Chicago area
The fear that swept through immigrant neighborhoods when the second Trump administration took office did more than empty sidewalks. It drained more than $1.26 billion from the Chicago area's economy…
Governor Healey signs executive order requiring data centers to win community approval
Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order Tuesday that bars data center projects from moving through state permitting unless the hosting community signs off first, and requires companies to supply…
As TPS ends for Haitian workers, Massachusetts spells out PROTECT Act rules-employers must warn staff before ICE inspects records
The Healey administration on Tuesday released detailed instructions for implementing the PROTECT Act, telling hospitals, employers, police departments, and state agencies across Massachusetts what to do when federal immigration agents…
As Boston’s public schools reopen, Haitian parents stripped of Temporary Protected Status confront job loss and deportation fears
Boston Public Schools reopened Tuesday in a difficult moment for the Haitian diaspora in Boston and across the United States. As it does every year, Massachusetts opens its public schools…
Deportations to Haiti: The Alarming Intensification of Forced Returns
The appeal launched Monday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to suspend deportations of migrants to Haiti resonates with a pressing reality. In recent weeks, U.S.…
