Aldo Callejas owns La Hacienda, a Mexican and Salvadoran restaurant in East Boston. He's planning to expand his operations for the World Cup. “It's been bananas in here,” he said of past tournaments. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

FEATURE: “Football is a passion. It’s a religion,” Fuentes said during a break in play. “The Latinos in Massachusetts, in Boston — the parks, the fields, it’s the place where we all gather together.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #worldcup @gbhnews.bsky.social

MIRA Coalition put out a travel advisory warning that travelers at Logan Airport could face entry denial, arrest, and deportation ahead of the World Cup. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“Forty-two percent of Massachusetts scientists reported that researchers in their labs had relocated to other countries over the past year as a direct result of Trump administration policies,” researchers note in the report. @gbhnews.bsky.social www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Canva users- is there a free version that would allow me to splice together a short video with at least five different video clips… put a voice recording on top, but still keep the original audio from those videos (and control how loud that is) with captions, And throw on a logo?

Fidel Maltez, Chelsea’s city manager, said that he was “ecstatic” about the court ruling and that it affirms what Chelsea is arguing in its own case. “Our sanctuary city policies are an entirely lawful exercise of authority,” he said. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“I’m taking action and will do whatever I can to keep our little kids safe, to keep their parents safe. And to send a message loud and clear to ICE that they need to stay out of Massachusetts and stay out vulnerable, sensitive spaces,” Gov. Healey said Thursday. https://bit.ly/4wWX4YI

Respect for Pattie Gonia. "Last year they raised $1m while hiking 100 miles in full drag from Point Reyes national seashore to San Francisco." www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

UPDATED: The Trump administration sued top Massachusetts officials over its refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal immigration enforcement agencies. More from @massgovernor.bsky.social here: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Arielle Raso & Gregory Raso were arraigned in East Boston on 7 civil-rights violations, some involving "hitting & injuring a child with a piece of wooden fence they broke off & threw & spraying everybody with a garden hose while screaming they were sick of immigrants," writes @universalhub.com

Judge Talwani said, “So why do you get a new bite at the apple of detaining them for 90 days?” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Cape Cod high school student released by ICE to family after being detained by the Coast Guard while fishing with his father. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“For years, the driver had no voice. We were treated like we were invisible. We were part of a broken system. A system that expected us to work long hours, earn less and eventually be replaced,” said rideshare driver Prisell Polanco. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Holiday reporter today: listen to 89-7 to hear more about immigrant veterans, and how local Venezuelans are reacting to María Corina Machado saying she will run to Venezuela's presidency, months after the US-led ouster of Pres. Nicolás Maduro.

BIG Friday immigration news. Attorneys tell me that this USCIS policy will essentially cut off thousands of noncitizens from access to green cards- students and H-1B visa holders included. If they do apply- gov is pushing for self deportation so ppl apply from abroad. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Their attorney Ritenour told @gbhnews.bsky.social on Thursday that the father and son had been transferred to an unknown location. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

From yesterday: the Trump administration’s Assistant AG is threatening to sue if the Healey admin if ICE doesn’t get undercover license plates. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“Given continual, harsh, and life-altering federal immigration enforcement activity, it is reasonable to suspect that these conditions are discouraging some immigrant children, & others perceived as not fully proficient in English, from attending school.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

The Healey administration is pushing back against pressure from the Department of Justice to allow federal immigration authorities to get confidential and undercover license plates and registrations. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

On 89-7: Massachusetts Budget and Policy Institute releases a report focused on that’s why declining enrollment numbers in Massachusetts public schools, particularly among English learners.

On @gbhnews.bsky.social 89-7: talking with All things Considered host Arun Rath about this story. Tune in. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

“A lot of these folks, they’re aware of the federal injunction thinking that that was going to give them some protection, but the registry is just not honoring that,” said Brian Simoneau, a local attorney. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

On The World 🌍 today: 🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Iran ramps up executions 🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Pope Leo's first year brings 'extraordinary tension' 🌐 GBH News' @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social: Haitian refugees under TPS fight to stay in US Tune in 📻: bit.ly/4sUJYYF

“We’re just making the next steps to settle,” said Hassani. “It makes a huge difference between having a green card and being a citizen. I guess you hear a lot of stories about people being deported for very simple things." www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

The 12th Annual Citizenship Day saw 158 aspiring citizens complete their applications-- exactly half the number from last year. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Precocious 4-year-old at Boston citizenship day told me my mic was fluffier than her shirt. 🤣 it’s true. No pink sequins though.

MAY DAY: “I am here in the struggle to be able to have the dignity of going to work, school, the supermarket or even church without worrying about being arrested,” said Marla, a Lynn woman whose husband was deported when she was 9 months pregnant. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

On Morning Edition 89-7: SCOTUS will consider the fate of temporary protected status—a protection for immigrants from certain countries facing extraordinary conflict or natural disasters. Massachusetts recipients of TPS tell me about what’s at stake www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

A group of Massachusetts immigration advocates are urging legislators to strengthen the PROTECT Act, legislation that would restrict state and local cooperation with federal immigration agents. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Scoop: Green card holding clients of Project Citizenship sue Trump administration over naturalization woes. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #immigrationnews @gbhnews.bsky.social

“We built a life here. We have families here. We support the economy. We can’t return back where we came from,” said Cassandre, a public school paraprofessional. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“The status quo is allowing & enabling hundreds & hundreds of people in Massachusetts to be arrested & detained directly by ICE —directly from police departments, & our courts,” said Joshua Dankoff, report author. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Felicita Del Carmen Escobar de Vasquez has diabetes and was denied access to her medications while in detention—for 12 days. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Tushiminina said the host committee staff told her no to an African Pavilion at Fanfest, and that they're looking for “entertainers.” She said,“We were quite upset because we’re like, ‘No, we are not entertainers, we are business owners.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Seven Allston Car Wash workers detained in ICE raid to file federal complaint against DHS www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Part of the settlement: Öztürk's legal status was fully reinstated, and confirms she was in lawful status at the time she departed for Turkey, on her terms. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

BREAKING: the government and Dr. Rümeysa Öztürk settle, ask for Board of Immigration Appeals case to be dismissed. Dr. Öztürk returns to Turkey on her own terms. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“Along with the Republicans and the independents that we were ultimately able to enlist in this cause in defense of our Haitian neighbors, it was a tremendous feat,” @pressley.house.gov said of the vote to extend Haitian temporary protected status. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Boston media friends- what is the hourly rate for a freelance videographer. Someone who can shoot and edit?

Patel said the firings seem “informed by a kind of political agenda to kind of reshape the immigration bench to reflect the policy agenda of the current administration to be one of mass deportations.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

From earlier and no paywall: The Trump administration fired three Massachusetts immigration judges on Friday, including one that terminated deportation proceedings against then-Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Listen to 89-7 for coverage of local federal judge ruling the Trump administration illegally terminated the legal status of nearly 900k immigrants who used the CBP one app.

Sarang Sekhavat of @miracoalition.bsky.social, said "taking away or watering down" the 14th Amendment would have huge implications. He said if Trump's Executive Order had been in effect when he was born, he wouldn't be a US citizen. www.wgbh.org/news/nationa... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Listen to 89-7 GBH News for our updates from Immigrant Day on Beacon Hill, with Chelsea Rep. Judith Garcia and Springfield Rep. Carlos González.

One Lynn father went to court over a broken taillight, and ended up deported to Guatemala. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

@gbhnews.bsky.social acquired eye-opening trial court data outlining the extent of ICE arrests in Massachusetts courthouses. read the investigation here; www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

NEW: @massgovernor.bsky.social & @massago.bsky.social team up for ICE reporting portal for residents. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

The government has begun deportation proceedings against the 14-year-old. That’s despite a federal attorney's statement in court Wednesday that that the government was not seeking to deport her. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

“It’s extremely unusual for a 14-year-old child to essentially be abducted by federal agents with zero explanation and then taken in the middle of the night to New York. I think the question remains: Why?” her attorney Andrew Lattarulo said. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Some of Massachusetts’ top lawmakers, and the girl’s attorney claimed the girl had been detained as “bait” in order to detain another family member. Top immigration officials, meanwhile, claimed they were rescuing her from suspected gang members. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social