Homeland Security agents are now doing ‘wellness checks’ on immigrant children
Legal advocates say they’re worried the visits signal a return to law enforcement agencies with deportation authority managing immigrant child welfare.
State Senate pitches spending $5 million on World Cup transportation upgrades
With summer 2026 fast approaching, the Senate spending bill would set aside money to help fans get to and from Gillette Stadium.
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Federal judge in Mass. considers arguments in parole programs case
Monday’s hearing — to decide just how broadly these arguments should apply, and to whom — was the first step in a case filed by many who fled to the United States from their home countries. -
What to know about Mike Kennealy, Healey’s first Republican challenger for governor
The Lexington Republican served as housing and economic development chief under former Gov. Charlie Baker. -
Mike Kennealy, a former Charlie Baker deputy, launches campaign for governor
Mike Kennealy, a former private equity manager who spent four years as state housing and economic development secretary under Gov. Charlie Baker, declared his candidacy for governor on Monday. -
A beloved Scottish Highland steer is mourned at Allandale Farm
The animal had become a symbol of the urban farm that straddles Jamaica Plain, Brookline -
UMass, Harvard student visas revoked in ‘new stage’ of Trump immigration crackdown
Seventeen current and former international students from Harvard, UMass Boston and UMass Amherst had their visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s ongoing push to deport international students.
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