Boston Bar Foundation-Sponsored Immigration Guides Now Available
| Resources in MA Regardless of Immigration Status | Spotlight on Temporary Protected Status | How to Talk About Immigration Status | How Care Teams Can Support Immigrant Families |
Legal Key recently published four guides on some of the changing laws that impact immigrants. With generous funding from the Boston Bar Foundation, we have been able to translate these guides into Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and Spanish.
We focused these resources on common practical questions that we field frequently, such as how to find out if someone has an immigration hearing, how to start a conversation about immigration status, and what documents every immigrant should have in order.
Law & Policy Consultant, Sarah Yan, and Law & Policy Director, Jeannine Casselman, presented at Community Health Institute sponsored by the Mass League of Community Health Centers. After the session, they met up with our Advisory Board Vice Chair, Dr. Cheryl Clark.
Legal Key’s Advisory Board Chair, Melissa Nott Davis, and Executive Director, Amy Copperman, attended the Boston Bar Association’s Charitable Board Service Recruitment Fair on May 14.
We are so proud of our Law & Policy Consultant, Rebecca Kislak, who was honored with a 2025 Partnership Award at the RIPIN Annual Breakfast on May 22.
| Massachusetts Eviction sealing has come to Massachusetts! Check out our Digital Digest to learn more about which evictions are eligible to be sealed, opening new pathways to housing. Helpful information for tenants is also available at www.SealMyEviction.Org. |
| Rhode Island The Rhode Island Department of Health has created a searchable public database that allows anyone to access contact Subject to approval by the Food and Nutrition Service, SUN Bucks, formerly known as Summer EBT, will be issued June 9th to eligible RI families. This is a one-time payment of $120 per eligible child. Students who receive SNAP, RI Works, Medicaid or who live in a household with a child receiving these benefits will have their SUN Buck dispersed automatically to their existing EBT card. For other families, applications are available. |
| Federal The administration has enacted changes targeting immigrants in the US, including revoking Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela and Haiti, ordering the registration of certain noncitizens in the US, and indefinitely suspending American-sponsored humanitarian parole programs. Click here for more updates on Immigration-related topics. |
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