December 20, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 24

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

Immigration

The Massachusetts House Asian Caucus

Call for Biden to end Southeast Asian deportations

Under the Biden administration, Southeast Asian refugees have continued to be deported, and in Boston, community organizations and legislators have collaborated to combat the problem. Over the past few years, Greater Boston Legal Services’ (GBLS) Asian Outreach Unit and the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) have served as advocates and fought in individual cases. This past June, 15 senators and 44 other representatives joined the Massachusetts House Asian Caucus to sign a statement condemning “the disproportionate rise in deportations of […]

Ruling in Texas Halts DACA, Throwing Many into Uncertainty

On July 16, US District Judge Andrew Hanen of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is unlawful. This decision does not immediately harm the over 600,000 individuals that have previously attained lawful status while protected under DACA or that have had their DACA applications approved. However, it does effectively halt the DACA review process for approximately 60,000 immigrants currently hoping to receive protection and work authorization […]

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