immigration

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has been sparring with ICE and the Trump Administration for months over immigration enforcement.

Massachusetts ends migrant crisis emergency, but critics say the costs and problems continue as Healey eyes reelection.

New Bedford hires legal permanent residents as police officers, sparking a debate over citizenship, policy transparency, and law enforcement standards.

NBPD updates hiring policy after questions arise about K’iche’-speaking officer's residency. Legal permanent residents now clearly eligible for positions.

Massachusetts still under migrant crisis emergency as shelter closures loom and spending climbs, raising questions about Healey’s next move.

A Guatemalan man unlawfully living in New Bedford was sentenced to 5 months for illegally reentering the U.S. after a prior deportation in 2019.

Deported Mexican national found in New Bedford faces prison for illegal reentry after being arrested during a traffic stop.

According to some accounts, Massachusetts has spent an estimated $2 billion on housing migrants since 2023.

Former Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, who has long fought against illegal immigration, places the blame for Massachusetts' woes on Governor Maura Healey.

For the third time in a little over a week, a Guatemalan living in New Bedford has appeared in federal court on charges of illegally reentering the U.S.