Immigration
‘We’re Just Hoping For A Miracle’: Hurricane Maria Evacuees Brace For End Of Housing Assistance
Nine months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, there are an estimated 300 families still living in hotels in Massachusetts with FEMA and the state footing the bill. But that changes at the end of June when this assistance expires. Many of the evacuees staying in hotels don’t know where they will be living next month.
Read MoreTeens Who Fled Hurricane Maria Are Among New England’s High School Class of 2018
After Hurricane Maria last September, a few thousand school aged-students were among those who left Puerto Rico with their families and came to New England. As the school year wraps up some of them are graduating, thousands of miles away from home. Mayrangelique Rojas De Leon is among them. She recently completed her last exam…
Read MoreHow One Unaccompanied Minor Made Her Way To Massachusetts
Recent news reports about the U.S. government losing track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children in its care has prompted outrage and confusion. These are children who came here as unaccompanied minors and were placed with sponsors. Their sponsors are often parents or close relatives already living in the country.
Read MoreFor Hurricane Evacuee And Mom, Persistence Leads To Graduation
When Hurricane Maria smashed into Puerto Rico last September, Lasalle was in her final year at the University of Puerto Rico and thinking ahead to law school. But the widespread damage altered the trajectory of these best-laid plans. The storm knocked out power, and Lasalle’s night classes — courses she needed to graduate — were rescheduled to the same hour on a Saturday.
Read MoreRecent Human Smuggling Cases Shine Light On Vermont-Canada Border
Over the first weekend in April, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 20 people for entering the country illegally in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York.
Read MoreIn Sanctuary To Avoid Deportation, Immigrant Needs Emergency Appendix Surgery
What happens when an immigrant facing deportation seeks sanctuary in a church, but then needs to leave to get surgery? That happened in western Massachusetts this week.
Read MoreAs Hartford Becomes Home, Puerto Rican Evacuees Take A Trip To Mark Twain House
Minutes into touring the Mark Twain House in Hartford, the visitors came across a black-and-white photo of a young Clara Clemens, a daughter of Mark Twain. Soon, it dawned on everyone that Clara looks a lot like Milianis Rivera, a Puerto Rican evacuee.
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Mass. Is ‘Where I Will Feel Safe’: Hondurans React To Losing Immigration Protection
The Trump administration announced Friday that an immigration protection known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire for Hondurans in January of 2020.
At This Hartford School, Welcoming Puerto Rican Evacuees Is Personal
Since Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico seven months ago, the ramifications have spilled onto mainland cities like Hartford that carry deep ties to the Caribbean. At least 1,800 displaced students enrolled in Connecticut’s public schools, including about 40 new schoolchildren at Sanchez Elementary.
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In Immigration Case, Supreme Court To Decide If ‘Time Stopped’ For Man On Martha’s Vineyard
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments Monday in Pereira v. Sessions, a case that, for thousands of immigrants, could mean the difference between staying in the country and being deported.