immigrants' rights

Immigrant advocates rally Wednesday for Massachusetts TRUST Act

Submitted by Communications on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 08:07

Campaign aims to protect immigrant families from mass deportation and move immigration debate forward.

Nueva regla acortará la espera para reunir familias de ciertos inmigrantes

Submitted by Communications on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:44

Desde el 4 de marzo el gobierno federal empezará un proceso nuevo para ciertos familiares inmediatos de ciudadanos estadounidenses que solicitan visas para luego convertirse en residentes permanentes. La ley permitirá a los individuos que sólo pueden solicitar la visa desde el exterior del país, comenzar el proceso desde los EE.UU., cortando el tiempo que deben estar en el exterior y separados de sus familias.

Despite succeeding in court, "show me your papers" has failed in action

Submitted by Communications ... on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:30

Reject Racial ProfilingStaff attorney Laura Rótolo and legal director Matthew Segal of the ACLU of Massachusetts originally wrote this blog for Boston.com.

Today the Supreme Court struck down several provisions of Arizona's controversial anti-immigrant law, but it upheld the infamous "show me your papers" provision. Although the Court's decision to uphold that provision is a blow against civil rights and liberties, the "show me your papers" provision is likely to be relegated to the dustbin of history anyway.

Supreme Judicial Court rules Massachusetts cannot cut immigrants from health insurance program

Submitted by Communications on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 16:09

Constitutional protections against discrimination apply to citizens and non-citizens alike.