U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a detainer for the truck driver who hit a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire, killing seven people, an official familiar with the case told WBUR. ICE is asking the Coös County House of Corrections to hold Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, until the agency can take him into custody. The […]
Shannon Dooling
WBUR
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Judge Halts Immigration Arrests At Massachusetts Courts
A judge has barred federal authorities from arresting people at Massachusetts courthouses for civil immigration violations while a lawsuit challenging the practice plays out. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the decision Thursday in the lawsuit brought against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in April by public defenders and two Massachusetts district attorneys. In her decision, Talwani ordered […]
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Law Schools See ‘Trump Effect,’ With More Students Studying Immigration Law
Local law school instructors said there’s been a rise in the number of students studying immigration law in response to President Trump’s aggressive stance on immigration enforcement. The increased interest started with the president’s travel ban, which came down on Jan. 27, 2017, stranding travelers and creating chaos that lasted weeks in airports across the country. […]
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Mass. Judge, Retired Court Officer Face Federal Charges For Allegedly Helping Defendant Evade ICE
A Middlesex County judge and former court officer are facing federal charges for allegedly helping a defendant in a Newton courtroom avoid arrest by an immigration officer last year. Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph and now-retired court officer Wesley MacGregor are accused of helping the defendant, an undocumented immigrant, slip out the back door of Newton District […]
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For Runners Outside Elite Field, Boston Marathon Finish Is A Personal Victory
The elite winners of the Boston Marathon take home the fame and prize money. For the 30,000 non-elite runners participating in this year’s marathon, the glory comes in the accomplishment. Shannon Dooling spent the day near the finish line, talking with some of those runners and their biggest fans. This report comes from the New England News Collaborative: eight […]
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What’s Waiting For Deported Salvadorans Inside ‘La Chacra’
More than 6,000 Salvadorans living in Massachusetts with temporary immigration status face potential deportation next year, when the humanitarian…
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What’s Waiting For Deported Salvadorans Inside ‘La Chacra’
More than 6,000 Salvadorans living in Massachusetts with temporary immigration status face potential deportation next year, when the humanitarian program allowing them to live in the U.S. expires. We recently visited the government center in San Salvador where many recently deported Salvadorans re-enter the country — a country some of them haven’t called home in […]
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While Immigration Policies Are Defined, Many Families Along The Southern Border Can Only Wait
It’s a hot day in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine sits shotgun in a silver Mercedes SUV, talking to her driver, a Brownsville…
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Bristol County Sheriff Accused In Lawsuit Of Illegally Imprisoning Immigrant
A new civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston’s federal court says Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson detained an immigrant based solely on the…
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50 Years Later, A Look Back At Robert Kennedy’s Message Of Hope
This week marks 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy was shot in California while campaigning for the presidency. He died from his wounds the following day.