Outside of the courthouse, chants of “free Marcelo” turned to a cry of jubilation when word that “he’s getting out” hit the crowd.
Immigration
Worcester city councilor charged with assault in chaotic ICE operation
WORCESTER — The city councilor who tried to block the arrest of a criminal illegal immigrant accused of assaulting her pregnant daughter has been charged in connection with the chaotic altercation. City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj has been charged with one count each of assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with police during […]
ICE arrests nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts: ‘We need to do more’
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said officers from multiple federal agencies arrested 1,461 people in May who are accused of living in the country illegally, including 790 he said were charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States or abroad.
Massachusetts House Democrats reject GOP-led civil immigration detainer reform
House Democrats resoundingly rejected a Republican-led effort to reform a court ruling that bars law enforcement in Massachusetts from detaining people based solely on suspected civil immigration violations.
Massachusetts spending on shelters housing migrants, locals tops $700M in FY25, data shows
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent more than $700 million this fiscal year on taxpayer-funded shelters housing migrants and local families even as the number of families in shelter dropped below 5,000 last week, according to public data last updated April 17.
Trump push to end humanitarian parole halted by federal judge in Boston
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to revoke legal status and work permits for hundreds of thousands of people living in the U.S. under a humanitarian parole program.
