Author | Lightnews

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 11h

Jamaicans living in Massachusetts are anxious for friends and family as Hurricane Melissa impacts the nation.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Local Jamaicans worry and prepare for impact of Hurricane Melissa

Boston and U.S.-based organizations are raising funds and collecting supplies to help.

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 7d

Mejia was deported to Guatemala the same day a judge reopened his case and barred ICE from moving him. He left behind a partner, a month-old infant, a toddler and a daughter with autism.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Chelsea parent of 3 deported with immigration case pending

Attorneys argue Sergio Ayala Mejia's deportation was a violation of his constitutional rights.

www.wgbh.org

1 2

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 17d

FEATURE: What happens when ICE detains the family breadwinner? Youth have to take over.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social @wgbh.org

‘It’s my responsibility’: In the wake of ICE raids, youth support their families

A 22-year-old looks for a third job to support her sisters. A 19-year-old in Malden helps his mom pay the rent. There are many more.

www.wgbh.org

4 5

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 20d

“The resolution is very important to state our case as a town,” Espejo said. “We’re kind of at a crossroads as far as the town goes.”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Burlington Town Meeting votes to condemn ICE center

Effort seeks access to inspect the facility and enforce zoning compliance.

www.wgbh.org

1 2

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 25d

Friend out there killing it with a solid investigative story pulling from public records. The question now is—— why?

horizonmass.news/2025/10/02/b...

Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival

New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade

horizonmass.news

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 26d

“People who file their taxes here at our office have been detained by ICE. No one has said to us directly, 'I think it’s because of my taxes,'” said Pastori. “We don’t know because ICE hasn’t been forthcoming about how they’ve used this information”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Lawsuit aims to stop taxpayer information sharing with ICE

Immigrants without legal status paid nearly $650 million in Massachusetts’ state and local taxes in 2022. Advocates question if ICE actions have contributed to fewer immigrants applying for taxpayer n...

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 26

Exclusive interview with Suya Joint manager Paul Dama, who spent nearly 100 days in ICE detention. We talk about his release, recovery, trauma. watch here. youtube.com/watch?v=NOfU7JDNU8s&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wgbh.org%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY @gbhnews.bsky.social

“We had no freedom:” A Boston man recounts nearly 100 days spent in ICE detention

YouTube video by GBH News

youtube.com

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 26

45 minute video interview after weeks of lung stuff...hopefully not too terrible. fellow broadcast reporters- nothing like a tea mix of black pepper, tumeric, and oregano to get your voice straight, even for an hour.

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 26

Paul Dama, the Suya Joint manager and home care worker, has been released by ICE. Read here, and watch our exclusive interview later today, same link. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #immigrationnews @gbhnews.bsky.social

Local Suya Joint manager released after nearly 100 days in ICE custody

The Nigerian restauranteur who was detained by federal immigration agents in June is free.

www.wgbh.org

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 26

“It is evident as this arrest shows that if you are brown in public, you are at risk of being illegally detained and removed from your family and your community,” said Scott.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Amid ICE surge, Somerville becomes a focal point for arrests

City officials say federal agents are targeting the local Brazilian community.

www.wgbh.org

1 1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 23

Update on Suya Joint manager: Cho said Dama has done the “work of searching and diving into his own past traumas to improve and come from under those haunting memories in his life.”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Local restaurateur Paul Dama granted asylum after more than 3 months in ICE custody

Dama survived abduction by Boko Haram and said he feared returning to his native Nigeria.

www.wgbh.org

3

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 23

This weekend marked an “acceleration of ICE activity,” according to city spokeswoman Denise Taylor.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Amid ICE surge, Somerville becomes a focal point for arrests

City officials say federal agents are targeting the local Brazilian community.

www.wgbh.org

6 5

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 23

On 89-7 @gbhnews.bsky.social, we discuss @aclum.bsky.social / Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic suing the Trump administration in Boston federal court over immigrants being denied bond hearings. They consider this to be a breach of Fifth Amendment due process rights.

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 23

thank you for sharing the story @theworld.org. original story here: @gbhnews.bsky.social www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

1 1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 23

Staff members at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham photographed ICE vehicles and reported the issue to LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Continued ICE activity leads to sightings of agents at local hospitals

Federal immigration agents bringing detainees in for medical treatment is causing anxiety.

www.wgbh.org

6 13

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 18

Perlera Gonzalez got to the scene minutes later and saw Elias Escobar had been sideswiped by an unmarked car. He was still seated and had a “taser pointed at his face,” as masked individuals kept her away from him.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social @bostonlegalaid.bsky.social

Husband of local attorney detained by ICE in window shattering incident

Wife says Elias Escobar was injured during the arrest and didn't receive proper medical attention.

www.wgbh.org

1 2

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 16

“I’m alive because of cancer research funding,” said Kate Weissman of Natick. "We have the access to the brightest minds in this world, but if they don't have the funding, they can't do their jobs & they can't find cures.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @americancancersoc.bsky.social

Mass. cancer survivors head to DC to lobby against federal research funding cuts

Groups met with individual members of Congress to push for the reversal of cuts under the Trump administration.

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 12

Everett cancels a festival due to ICE concerns causing mixed reaction. Similar events in boston will continue.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Everett cancels Hispanic Heritage Month celebration over ICE fears

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 11

Did The BPD Fly A Surveillance Drone Over The Dominican Parade? They Won’t Tell Us.
horizonmass.news/2025/09/10/d... @horizonmass.bsky.social

Did The BPD Fly A Surveillance Drone Over The Dominican Parade? They Won’t Tell Us.

We asked if the Boston Police Department is sharing footage from unmanned aerial vehicles with federal law enforcement agencies

horizonmass.news

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 11

Curious… what items in Massachusetts are you seeing that have grown in price recently? And is it bc tariffs? Any shortages?

1

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 9

In less than an hour, thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans with temporary protected status will lose status— and become deportable.

www.wgbh.org/news/nationa... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

“I feel like the justice system has failed a community of over 60,000 people,” one immigrant with Temporary Protected Status told GBH News.

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 8

For @gbhnews.bsky.social, I spoke with the mother of a woman who was as detained as part of this ICE operation on Friday.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Immigration arrests increase in Massachusetts with new ICE operation

Local and state officials deny federal accusations that sanctuary policies have shielded serious criminals.

www.wgbh.org

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 7

Reminder to local reporters writing about immigration: don’t fear monger, rely on facts, and don’t throw together stories with old data. it creates a lot of fear for people who won’t read beyond your second graf, and make assumptions.

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 6

One Haitian home care worker who lives with and supports his grandmother was recently laid off due to the Trump administration revoking CHNV parole.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Sweetadelinevt @sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · Sep 3

A Brazilian father of twins with a rare genetic disorder was recently released from federal immigration detention after nearly three months in custody.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Brazilian father with DACA status released from ICE detention

www.wgbh.org