Immigration

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed 17 lawsuits challenging states and the District of Columbia over their in-state tuition programs.

Immigrant families are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis due to detention, and the barriers to getting help are both structural and cultural.

The prospective parking spaces would all be "in the vicinity of existing or planned ICE facilities," largely increasing the agency's visible presence in Boston.

Debora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, was detained on July 30 at Logan Airport, according to the nurses union.

The Afrikaners are expected to settle in Vermont before the end of September as a result of an executive order signed last year by President Donald Trump.

Layoffs of Haitian workers could impact the continuity and quality of care for people who benefit from human service programs.

Federal prosecutors declined to discuss the case. A separate investigation by local police has languished with the Chittenden County state’s attorney.

The Providence-headquartered financial institution says it ended its relationship with Core Civic and The GEO Group, two companies that invest and operate in prisons used to detain ICE arrestees.

Advocates argue many immigrants funneled into the courts for mega masters hearings will lose the ability to have their stories heard, and that the government's ultimate goal here is to increase deportations.

The Easthampton City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday calling for Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the Northwestern district attorney to investigate and charge federal ICE agents when they violate state law.