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IMMIGRANTS

People marching on Broadway in East Somerville to support immigrants targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by C. Scott Morris. Copyright 2025 C. Scott Morris.
C. SCOTT MORRIS

A Mobilized Community Is Supporting Immigrant Services. But For How Long?

Somerville, Mass. – Raising handmade signs, waving “No Kings” flags, and playing brass instruments, hundreds of Somerville residents marched across Broadway, sending a message of solidarity and support to immigrant neighbors. The march illustrated a new, but welcomed, problem for immigrant-serving organizations in Somerville: how best to put a new

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C. SCOTT MORRIS November 13, 2025
Someone walks past anti-ICE signage by Somerville Avenue in Somerville, MA, Oct. 5, 2025. Photo by Christopher Morris. Copyright 2025 Christopher Morris.
C. SCOTT MORRIS

Immigrants Hesitate To Access Social Services In Somerville

“There is no space for silence”

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C. SCOTT MORRIS October 16, 2025
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

COUNCILORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON DIGITAL DIVIDE

How immigrants face the imbalance in the world of technology (Somerville Wire) – The digital divide in Somerville, which was laid bare over the course of the pandemic, represents an issue of equity in the city, particularly as it relates to immigrants and other marginalized groups, say City officials. At

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 29, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

Accessibility is further complicated by cultural, linguistic, and structural differences

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 2, 2021
RICH TENORIO

UP TO THE CHALLENGE, FOR CHELSEA: DOCTOR EXPLAINS TRIUMPHS, TERROR OF COVID STRUGGLE

“In a community like Chelsea, with many families in one [housing] unit … With a disease as contagious as this one, isolation is the key.”

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RICH TENORIO July 6, 2020
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IÑAKI ESTÍVALIZ

QUARANTINED WITH THE ENEMY: INCREASED CHALLENGES FOR VICTIMS, ADVOCATES

“We help them understand that they are in danger. Information is very important. This country is different from our [Latin American] countries. In this country, there is a lot of help for victims of domestic violence and many do not know it.”

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IÑAKI ESTÍVALIZ May 20, 2020
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KEIKO HIROMI

COVID PHOTOS: CHELSEA MOM SEES NEWBORN FOR FIRST TIME AFTER 44 DAYS IN QUARANTINE

While Gonzalez was recovering, her family members back in Chelsea watched after her newborn. After finally testing negative, on May 12 she saw Victoria for the first time in 44 days as she was discharged from Spaulding. 

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KEIKO HIROMI May 12, 2020
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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

IN PANDEMIC, “EVERY TOOL” AVAILABLE NOT ENOUGH FOR IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES

“People are still getting deported. It’s a pandemic, and they are tearing apart families for nothing.”

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN April 26, 2020
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IÑAKI ESTÍVALIZ

INVISIBLE HEROES OF CORONAVIRUS CRISIS CLEAN HOSPITALS, STREETS

“These men and women are the anonymous heroes of the coronavirus pandemic and are among those who least can afford to lose their wages and benefits during this crisis.”

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IÑAKI ESTÍVALIZ March 28, 2020
BINJ ONLINE

THE SUMMIT: PART IV

Residents vent on issues related to immigrant communities

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BINJ ONLINE May 20, 2019
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