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.
Immigration
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.
UMass Amherst, Harvard, Northeastern report several student visas revoked by federal government
Massachusetts universities including UMass Amherst, Northeastern University and Harvard are all reporting that some students have seen their visas revoked in recent weeks, joining colleges across the country as the federal government moves to expel foreign students.
Tufts University graduate student arrested by ICE has case moved to Vermont
The federal case against the Turkish Tufts graduate student arrested last month by ICE agents while walking down the sidewalk has been transferred to Vermont from Massachusetts.
Number of families, migrants in Massachusetts shelters down 30%, data shows
The number of families in taxpayer-funded emergency shelters has started to decline after hitting a peak of more than 7,600 households in July 2024, which providers who serve the system say is because of restrictive policies that have been put in place over the past year.
