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'To Boston Police Dept. From: ICE:’ Late-night faxes pressing BPD to turn people over
In records obtained by WBUR, Boston police are sticking to their story that ICE sent 57 requests to detain people for the agency. ICE claims it sent 167, but has...
People with heat pumps get a break on electric bills from new Mass. program
New England has some of the highest electricity prices in the country. But this past winter, 140,000 households in Massachusetts got a break on their bills because they have a...
How Boston's World Cup transit pricing compares to other host cities
World Cup sticker shock doesn't end with the tickets. Even getting to the games can cost far more than usual, especially in Boston and New York. Here's what the Northeast's...
Boston's World Cup fan festival will be free, organizers say
Boston will buck a growing trend and make its World Cup fan festival free, organizers confirmed Monday. The new comes as organizers in New York and Los Angeles say they'll...
Lawrence secret recording scandal raises questions about extent of eavesdropping
People in Lawrence want to know: how many private conversations were recorded in City Hall, over what period of time, and who is responsible?
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Why Mass. keeps blowing past its health care spending goal
Every spring, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission sets the state’s cost containment goals for the upcoming year. But the state has blown past the benchmark target for four consecutive years....
Mass. Senate wants to put more money toward legal defense fund for immigrants
The program was created over the summer as part of the state budget and has helped hundreds of immigrants facing deportation retain lawyers at no cost. Senate President Karen Spilka...
More than 7,000 ICE arrests in Massachusetts so far under Trump
Under Trump arrests have swept up people from 100 countries, with the highest numbers coming from Brazil and Guatemala. They took place at local courthouses, police departments, the federal courthouse...
Immigrants in Mass. can get free legal help. Beacon Hill is debating the program's future
The program, known as the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative, provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income immigrants facing removal.
Venezuelan Healey aide back at work amid visa processing fight
“ I'm getting emails and calls from doctors, PhDs, people that are highly educated — all they want to be is legal,” said immigration lawyer Anthony Drago Jr.
Children often face deportation hearings alone — with little public scrutiny
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...
After a draining winter, Massachusetts is boosting heating assistance benefits
Gov. Maura Healey's office said yesterday that this winter's persistently cold temperatures drained benefits for most of the Massachusetts households enrolled in the state's Home Energy Assistance Program.
Will the Iran war affect gas prices in Massachusetts? Here's what to know
As the war in Iran continues, industry experts say that gas price increases in Massachusetts aren't a question of if — but of how much and when.
Mass. teen targeted by Homeland Security in social posts before State of the Union address
Marcelo Gomes da Silva, the Milford teen detained by ICE last year, had high hopes for his visit to Washington, D.C., but was reportedly escorted out of the Capitol chamber...
Rümeysa Öztürk completes doctorate at Tufts nearly a year after harrowing ICE arrest
The Turkish national and Tufts University student was swept off the streets of Somerville last year by masked immigration agents. In a social media post this week, she announced she's...
ICA show explores five decades of a Black Boston artists collective
The African American Master Artist In Residency Program, or AAMARP, has offered free studio space and resources to artists of color in Boston for almost 50 years. Now, it's at...
A year after tragedy, the Skating Club of Boston has something to cheer for at the Winter Olympics
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a January 2025 plane crash. One year later, families and friends gathered to watch as fellow club skaters took to...
Birth control options for all: Planned Parenthood in Mass. now offers vasectomies
Planned Parenthoods in the state are now offering vasectomy services after they saw a jump in requests for them after President Trump’s election in 2024. The procedures began Saturday, timed...
GOP slams Mass. for not working with ICE — but reality tells a different story
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether...
American wife of Irish man detained by ICE asks for his release
The wife of Seamus Culleton, a 38-year-old Irish man who has lived in the Boston area for nearly 20 years, is urging federal immigration officials to release her husband after...