Category: Immigration

The Use and Abuse of Holy Week in Boston, Washington, and Rome

April 8, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

As Christians celebrated Holy Week around the world, messages from activists at Good Friday peace events and statements from Pope Leo contrasted starkly with the shamefully bizarre words coming out of the Trump administration. The imagery drawn from Christianity was used in a manner so […]

PROTECT Act Hearing at Massachusetts State House, March 18, 2026. MAPA photo/ Abigail Greenblatt

Why We Need the PROTECT Act Now More Than Ever

March 19, 2026 Abigail Greenblatt

By Abigail Greenblatt and Cambel Shim On Wednesday, March 18th, the Massachusetts Legislature heard public testimony on the PROTECT Act. Filed by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, the PROTECT Act (HD.5608) seeks to codify protections from federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts into law. In […]

Governor Healey Set Limits on ICE — The PROTECT Act Would Make Those Limits Law

February 11, 2026 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Governor Maura Healey has taken meaningful steps to limit the role of federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts. Through executive orders and administrative guidance, her administration has drawn clearer lines between state institutions and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland […]

Murder in Minneapolis: Authoritarianism and Violence Under the Trump Administration

February 4, 2026 Cambel Shim

by Cambel Shim The shootings of Renée Good on January 7, 2026, and Alex Pretti on January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis represent more than isolated tragedies. They show a systematic deployment of authoritarian tactics by the Trump administration to justify state violence and the suppression […]

No War on Venezuela: Remarks from the Rally

January 7, 2026 Brian Garvey

These were the remarks made by Brian Garvey at the Boston Stop Regime-Change War on Venezuela Rally. First I want to thank everyone for being here today on such short notice. Tyranny must be opposed every day. That is what people are doing by showing […]

“I.C.E. Was Here”: Parish Stands Firm Amid Local Raids

December 17, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

By Jeannie Connerney On November 4 a group of unmarked black cars pulled up in front of the Allston Car Wash on Cambridge Street. Masked I.C.E. agents emerged and abducted nine employees, including three from the same family. Workers were prevented from visiting their lockers […]

The Legislature has Heard the People. Now It Must Pass the Safe Communities Act.

December 3, 2025 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey On November 25th, inside Gardner Auditorium, Massachusetts residents did something their government has not yet done: They told the full, unfiltered truth about what ICE is doing to their communities. For hours, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security listened […]