Saurabh DatarFormer StaffEmail EmailSaurabh Datar was an investigative data reporter for WBUR.Recently publishedAdvocates question whether Florida gov. broke laws by shipping migrants to VineyardImmigration rights advocates and lawmakers are questioning whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated any laws when he unexpectedly flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard this week.ResumeInvestigations02:53Sep 16, 2022Gun sales hit record levels in Massachusetts over past two yearsA WBUR analysis of state data found that gun dealers in the state sold almost 276,000 firearms from 2020 through 2021. Nearly two-thirds of those were handguns.ResumeInvestigations04:35Aug 3, 2022Mass. senate votes to reform civil forfeiture law, adding greater protections in property seizuresThe Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill Thursday to change the civil forfeiture system, raising the legal bar law enforcement must meet to seize and keep people’s money and property...Local CoverageJun 30, 2022Boston City Council resolution urges state to reform civil forfeiture lawsThe Boston City Council on Wednesday urged the State Legislature to update a system that allows law enforcement to seize, and keep, money and property confiscated as part of a...InvestigationsMay 4, 2022As companies vow to sever ties in Russia, a clean break proves complicatedLocal companies have promised to leave Russia since the start of the Ukraine invasion, but many are still there.ResumeLocal Coverage03:58Apr 14, 2022AdvertisementBoston gets billions in home loans, but white areas get 'much bigger piece of the pie'A WBUR analysis finds lenders make a significant majority of home loans in predominantly white areas in Boston. In a city as segregated as Boston, looking at the geography of...ResumeBusiness10:01Mar 31, 2022Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be denied mortgage loans in BostonHomeownership isn’t just about fulfilling a dream. It’s the primary way most Americans build wealth. A new WBUR analysis of mortgage lending in Boston found lenders denied mortgages to Black...ResumeBusiness04:56Mar 30, 2022Immigrants in U.S. in visa limbo as consulates around the world experience backups Leaving the U.S. would mean running the risk of not being able to return.ResumeHere & Now05:06Mar 16, 2022Visa renewal backlogs leave some Mass. workers torn between work and familyThousands of working professionals are authorized to work and live in the U.S., but their work visas have expired. The pandemic has complicated the once simple process of returning home...ResumeLocal Coverage04:48Mar 11, 2022'Health care heroes really got the shaft': Some workers with COVID had to fight for payEmployers are required under state law to file workers' compensation claims, but COVID opened up a big gray area. Companies and insurers are taking advantage of the complexity.ResumeInvestigations05:34Jan 19, 2022Next Page
Advocates question whether Florida gov. broke laws by shipping migrants to VineyardImmigration rights advocates and lawmakers are questioning whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated any laws when he unexpectedly flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard this week.ResumeInvestigations02:53Sep 16, 2022
Gun sales hit record levels in Massachusetts over past two yearsA WBUR analysis of state data found that gun dealers in the state sold almost 276,000 firearms from 2020 through 2021. Nearly two-thirds of those were handguns.ResumeInvestigations04:35Aug 3, 2022
Mass. senate votes to reform civil forfeiture law, adding greater protections in property seizuresThe Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill Thursday to change the civil forfeiture system, raising the legal bar law enforcement must meet to seize and keep people’s money and property...Local CoverageJun 30, 2022
Boston City Council resolution urges state to reform civil forfeiture lawsThe Boston City Council on Wednesday urged the State Legislature to update a system that allows law enforcement to seize, and keep, money and property confiscated as part of a...InvestigationsMay 4, 2022
As companies vow to sever ties in Russia, a clean break proves complicatedLocal companies have promised to leave Russia since the start of the Ukraine invasion, but many are still there.ResumeLocal Coverage03:58Apr 14, 2022
Boston gets billions in home loans, but white areas get 'much bigger piece of the pie'A WBUR analysis finds lenders make a significant majority of home loans in predominantly white areas in Boston. In a city as segregated as Boston, looking at the geography of...ResumeBusiness10:01Mar 31, 2022
Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be denied mortgage loans in BostonHomeownership isn’t just about fulfilling a dream. It’s the primary way most Americans build wealth. A new WBUR analysis of mortgage lending in Boston found lenders denied mortgages to Black...ResumeBusiness04:56Mar 30, 2022
Immigrants in U.S. in visa limbo as consulates around the world experience backups Leaving the U.S. would mean running the risk of not being able to return.ResumeHere & Now05:06Mar 16, 2022
Visa renewal backlogs leave some Mass. workers torn between work and familyThousands of working professionals are authorized to work and live in the U.S., but their work visas have expired. The pandemic has complicated the once simple process of returning home...ResumeLocal Coverage04:48Mar 11, 2022
'Health care heroes really got the shaft': Some workers with COVID had to fight for payEmployers are required under state law to file workers' compensation claims, but COVID opened up a big gray area. Companies and insurers are taking advantage of the complexity.ResumeInvestigations05:34Jan 19, 2022
