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If you have questions about this new policy on Public Charge, please make an appointment with an immigration expert to discuss your unique circumstances and determine if this new policy applies to you. Thank you
Se recomienda hacer una cita para dialogar sobre su caso. Ya que cada caso es único y no seria sabio dar un consejo sin antes analizar todos los factores de cada persona. Hay muchos grupos de inmigrantes que NO serán impactados por este cambio.
We at the Attorney General’s Office Community Engagement Division would like to notify you on our upcoming Summer and Fall Webinars. The Community Engagement Division is continuing our effort to inform the public about Attorney General’s Office resources and will provide train-the-trainer webinars through the rest of the year. These webinars are an excellent opportunity for service providers to learn about new tools on how to assist clients and community members.
The webinar training topics, include, but are not limited to, as follows (with more options to come):
Our next webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019, on Landlord & Tenant Rights and Responsibilities. You can register online here: https://ltrwebinar.eventbrite.com
If you have any additional questions or comments you can email our office at: AGOCommunityEngagement@Mass.Gov
You can find registration to all our webinars online here: http://massago.eventbrite.com/
Upcoming Webinar Schedule
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Landlord-Tenant Rights & Responsibilities Presentation
Register Here: https://ltrwebinar.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, October 2th, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Surprise Medical Billing Presentation
Register Here: https://medbilling.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
Competitive Electric Supply Presentation
Register Here: https://compelecsupply.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
Retail Rights & Identity Theft Presentation
Register Here: https://retailandidtheft.eventbrite.com/
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
Workers’ Rights Presentation
Register Here: https://workers-rights.eventbrite.com
Yesterday, our Driving Families Forward Coalition had a great lobby day at the Mass. State House for the Work & Family Mobility Act, which would extend the ability to obtain a Mass. Standard license to immigrants, regardless of immigration status. We packed the room with hundreds of immigrants and their children, supporters from all over Massachusetts, and elected officials, including lead sponsor of the bill Senator Crighton, and co-sponsors Rep Farley-Bouvier and Rep Barber. A special shout out to the affected immigrants and the three children of immigrants who spoke, including the 15-year-old daughter of TPS recipients, and East Boston sisters (ages 11 and 13) whose live in fear of their parents being deported.
Below is the first round of press coverage. I’m expecting more to come, and am trying to track down ethnic media coverage as well. I’m also including a couple of recent positive pieces about this bill that are not specific to yesterday.
Great work everyone!
Lobby day coverage
1) 22 News/WWLP (NBC): Local advocates head to Boston to support licenses for undocumented immigrants
2) 22 News/WWLP (NBC) Supporters Continue Fight To Give Undocumented Immigrants Driver’s Licenses
3) Channel 4 News/CBS/WBZ: Supporters rally in favor of a bill to give all immigrants legal driver’s licenses
Other recent coverage
4) Mass Live/Springfield Republican LTE: Undocumented Immigrants Should be Eligible for Drivers Licenses
5) South Coast Today: Fall River Student Attends Immigrant Rights Day at State house
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.
Ordering Red Cards
Using Your Red Cards
Please see here for further information on how to use your Red Cards.
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/red_card-self_srv-arabic.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/red_card-self_srv-chinese.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/red_card-self_srv-english.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/red_card-self_srv-french-20190603.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/red_card-self_srv-hmong.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/red_card-self_srv-korean.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/ilrc-red_card_template-spanish-v2.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/red_card-self_srv-vietnamese.pdf
Agencia ALPHA suggest to try to stay calm while we face the announcements of raids taking place in our communities
It is true that there is an action from the Administration that has ordered ICE officers to perform some raids in some cities in the United States. Boston is not on the list but the fear among our community is palpable. In ALPHA we have received many phone calls asking us what to do in case someone is approached by ICE officers. Here is a list of suggestions ALPHA is sharing with our members, please share it among your contacts if you find it appropriate.
Based on what we know this action will seek people with:
Regardless of where you stand on this issue, we know that there are many good Christian undocumented people or church members who are afraid of this situation. We ask if you find it in your heart to pray for our immigrant community during this time, please do so.
The following is a message we have created for our community to be informed:
We will be talking about this during our radio program today at 4:00 PM, www.radioluzboston.com
You can also download a “Know your rights” card by clicking here: here. It is available in different languages.
2. Have a Family Action Plan:Our friends from the MIRA Coalition suggested that here are some links where you can learn how to create a family action plan depending on your family situation:guides prepared by the Mass. Attorney General’s office (available in English, Spanish, Hattian Creole y Portuguese) also Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
3. If any of your family members/Friends is arrested by an ICE officer during this weekend, you can find legal help by calling at ACLU, 617-482-3170. Now if you need to know how to find that family member or friend, you can look at: locator.ice.govIf you have any questions please send us a message in our Facebook, our web page www.agenciaalpha.org or send us an email at info@agenciaalpha.org you can also call us at 617-522-6382.
Isaiah 26:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Si es cierto que habrá un operativo para buscar a personas que ya tienen órdenes de deportación previas. Tenemos que ser prudentes para no estar en situaciones comprometedoras si no tenemos un estatus legal. Sobre todo sigamos orando buscando la paz y protección de Dios.
De acuerdo a lo que sabemos las redadas buscarían a:
1.Personas ya tienen una orden de deportación
2. Personas que han tenido audiencias en corte y no se presentaron
3. Personas que recientemente han cruzado la frontera
Como se darán cuenta son grupos específicos, sin embargo, si ICE llega a tener un encuentro con alguien que no puede producir identificación mientras buscan a las personas que mencione arriba, esa persona podría ser detenida. No minimizamos este operativo, pero no creemos que es diferente a los operativos que han pasado en los últimos 2 años.
Vean este video y compártanlo
Hablaremos de él en la radio hoy las 4pm 1150am, www.radioluzboston.com
Aquí hay otras cosas que valdría la pena tener en mente o tener a la mano:
1) Recursos para “Conocer sus Derechos”
Usted podría imprimir las tarjetas de “Conoce tus Derechos” gratis: here. Disponible en varios idiomas.
2) Plan de Preparación Familiar:
Como cada familia tiene diferentes necesidades migratorias cada familia debería de crear su propio plan basado en sus necesidades específicas pero la coalición MIRA recomienda que se revise en esta página de internet las diferentes circunstancias y necesidades y actuar de acuerdo a ellas: guides prepared by the Mass.Attorney General’s office (disponible en Ingles, Español, Creole y Portugués) y también Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
3) Si más de alguno de sus familiares y/o amigos es arrestado este fin de semana por agentes de ICE pueden solicitar ayuda a ACLU llamando al 617-482-3170. Para saber cómo localizar a un familiar detenido por ICE pueden buscarlo en locator.ice.gov
Si tienen dudas durante este fin de semana, puede enviarnos un mensaje por este medio o un email a info@agenciaalpha.org también pueden llamar al 617-522-6382
Isaías 26:3 Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR1960) “Tú guardarás en completa paz a aquel cuyo pensamiento en ti persevera; porque en ti ha confiado”
Damaris Velásquez, co-founder and director of programs at Agencia ALPHA, a faith-based immigrant advocacy organization in Boston, was undocumented for 23 years.
Speaking at Our Shared Table, MIRA’s 14th annual Thanksgiving luncheon at the State House, she offered her own story as proof that immigration status doesn’t define your worth or potential. She was undocumented when she bought a house with her siblings, when she graduated from college, and when she founded Agencia ALPHA with her best friend.
“Don’t allow this broken system to try to define your identity,” she said to immigrants in the audience. “Your story does not stop with this system.” She also urged elected officials to seize the opportunity to show that they see and hear immigrants, “because documented or undocumented, we exist, and history has proven that immigrants make America strong.