Im/migrants and Refugees

Harvard U. workers unite to defend immigrants

Cambridge, Mass. — Sixty workers marched on Harvard University President Drew Faust’s office Jan. 31, demanding she take action on…

February 5, 2018

Murder in the desert

A video made public on Jan. 17 showed U.S. Border Patrol agents fiendishly destroying water bottles meant for desperate migrants…

January 30, 2018

New York protesters say Free Ravi, free Jean!

UPDATE: The New Sanctuary Movement announced Jan. 29 that “After weeks of unrelenting community mobilization, Judge Katherine Forrest ruled this…

January 29, 2018

Boston organizers fight ICE, DCF

Boston — Supporters gathered Jan. 9 in front of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building here to demand justice for…

January 24, 2018

Women in ICE detention attempt suicide

In yet another blatant instance of cruel and inhumane treatment of migrant workers in the U.S., a woman in an…

January 24, 2018

Release immigrant rights leaders!

Angered by the Trump administration’s offensive against immigrants, hundreds of people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City…

January 17, 2018

Feds step up terror against immigrant workers

The federal government is continuing its campaign of terror against migrants. On Jan. 8, the Department of Homeland Security announced…

January 15, 2018

Boston groups protest activist’s deportation

Siham Tinhinan Byah, an asylum-seeking single mother and well-known Boston-area community organizer, was taken in the pre-dawn hours of Dec.…

January 1, 2018

New York Legal Aid lawyers protest ICE courthouse arrests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of immigrants in courthouses have skyrocketed since the inauguration of Donald Trump in January…

January 1, 2018

Growing fightback against immigrant detention

Tacoma, Wash. — The increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and detentions has led to an increase in resistance…

December 17, 2017