Equality Act Goes To The Senate
The Equality Acts Is Vital To All Underrepresented Groups; May Pass In The Senate WASHINGTON—Today lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced the Equality Act to update…
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Immigrants Respond To Silence On Licenses Amendment
Eleven-Day State House Sit-In By Immigrants and Allies Expands to Homes of Spilka and Deleo BOSTON—After the amendment to grant driving licenses to immigrants was…
Driver’s Licenses For All: Encampment Faces Threats
After 11 days of encampment, men accost immigrants, makes threats BOSTON—Immigrants and activists have been sleeping in tents on the State House’s front steps for…
Hundreds To Gather Today In Boston: Voice Opposition To Border Wall, More
On President’s Day, hundreds gather to Voice Opposition to Border Wall and Inhuman Treatment of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers; The numbers tell the story of…
Urgent Action Needed for Immigrant Protections in MA, from the Editor’s Desk
Immigrant protections at risk in MA Friends and equality defenders, It should come as no surprise to anyone that the immigrant community is under attack…
Sanctuary for Peace: The Will of the People vs. the Arrogance of Ignorance
An introspective look at the battle to give immigrants a sanctuary for peace in Salem, Mass. By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— After a long and contentious…
Salem Sanctuary for Peace: You Will Recognize Them By Their Vote
The Sanctuary for Peace ordinance; city councilors in the midst of a city that is evolving By: Graysen M. Ocasio*/TRT Publisher— If we do not understand…
Working to Protect, Support Immigrants & Refugees, Sanctuary Cities in Mass.
By: Michael Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— “Trump is going to take care of you.” Javier, a Mexican immigrant, alleges that a customer at his job made…
Victory for #FreeChristina – Undocumented Transgender Detainee Granted Bond
SANTA ANA, Calif.—In a major victory, Christina Lopez, the undocumented transgender woman at the center of #Not1More Deportation’s #freeChristina campaign, was granted a $10,000 bond with…
NCLR Responds to President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last night, President Obama announced a series of executive actions that will provide work permits and temporary relief from the threat of deportation for…
Protesters Risk Arrest Outside DNC’s LGBT Fundraiser
NYPD Refuses to Arrest Protesters Who Blocked Street as Presidential Motorcade Passed By NEW YORK, NY—Today outside Gotham Hall, where the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT…
Pressure Builds for Inclusive, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LGBTQ Activists Host Press Conference Calling on Senate “Gang of 8” to Introduce Inclusive Bill BOSTON, MA — Today, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer…