Immigration

With a key legislative deadline looming, lawmakers raced to get key policy bills out of committees this week.

Three federal judges issued emergency orders Thursday barring federal authorities from moving the immigrants out of state.

While federal lawyers previously said they were not pursuing deportation for the teen, she was handed a notice of removal order on Thursday.

We’re still learning more about the chaotic scene that unfolded in South Burlington Wednesday night. Here’s what we know right now.

A 24-year old Mexican man sought by federal immigration officers was not in the South Burlington house that authorities raided last night, the U.S. attorney's office said. None of the three people removed from the house has been identified.

As the Trump administration carries out its aggressive deportation agenda, children here and across the country are subject to court proceedings similar to those adults face. The core of these hearings are carried out behind closed doors, with almost no way for the public to know what ruling a judge makes on a child's future.

When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with tactical gear and weapons drawn. Police wrenched away protesters blocking the entrance and agents broke down the door.

Healy sent a letter Friday giving the Department of Homeland Security one week to provide the legal basis of every ICE arrest in Massachusetts. She says most of those arrested had no criminal record.

"I was like, am I being freed? Am I being played?" said the student in an interview with GBH News.

A civil rights advocate with the ACLU of Massachusetts breaks down what to know about residents' rights while interacting with ICE.