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Sarah Betancourt

@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social

Immigration Reporter @gbhnews.bsky.social #desgraciada 🇵🇷 journalist since 2007. Occasional freelancer elsewhere. IRE award 2018 w/ ProPublica.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 18h ago

The groups are suing the Trump administration over three policies that block refugees from obtaining green cards, subject them to re-vetting, and speed up the process of ending their legal immigration status. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Mass., national groups sue Trump administration over refugee policies

The lawsuit was filed Monday in the District of Massachusetts in Boston and targets U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · last wk.

Across the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care deserts” will only grow. newrepublic.com/article/2166...

The Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural America

Across the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care dese...

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you’re a Massachusetts mental health provider for a local urgent care behavioral health center or rapid response network focused on mental health support for immigrants impacted by detention, and are willing to sensitively interview in the next week, pls reach out. No need to include PR folks.

Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is how a medical emergency landing caused a 21-year-old community college student to be held by Border Patrol at Logan Airport for 44 hours. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Provincetown PD employee, Honduras native released after 44-hour detention at Logan

Carlos Maldonado Valle, a 21-year-old student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 3w ago

“The moment they said that I was going to go back to Honduras, my heart dropped and I couldn’t breathe and I had a panic attack and they didn’t care,” said 21-year-old Maldonado Valle, shortly after his release from Logan Airport. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Provincetown PD employee, Honduras native released after 44-hour detention at Logan Airport

Carlos Maldonado Valle, a 21-year-old student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 3w ago

First in @gbhnews.bsky.social: a 21-year-old Provincetown student and employee of the local police department has been detained at Logan Airport’s Terminal E since Tuesday after his domestic flight became an international one. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Provincetown PD employee, Honduras native detained at Logan Airport since Tuesday

Carlos Maldonado Valle, a student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 3w ago

The family says a misunderstanding while filling an Ubereats order, and a broken self check out at the Fenway Target are to blame for the arrest and subsequent ICE detention of the mother. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

ICE detains mother of two outside Boston Police Department following alleged shoplifting arrest

The agency and BPD say the woman had been detained for shoplifting. The family says it’s a misunderstanding, and she was helping shop for Uber Eats.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 3w ago

The woman walked away while making profanity-laced remarks about Mexico (to people waiting to take a photo of a family member about to get engaged) www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Woman Tells Family to "Go Back to Mexico" During Laguna Beach Proposal as Camera Rolls

A Southern California videographer was hiding in a Laguna Beach park, waiting to capture her sister’s surprise engagement, when another parkgoer approached and began questioning whether the group was ...

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 4w ago

A.S., told GBH News that when he was detained at Plymouth’s ICE detention facility, he felt pressure to self-deport to his Middle Eastern country or be sent to a country with a third-country agreement that he had never been to—Uganda. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Mass. detainees could face third-country deportations — again

Attorneys, advocates and a former detainee describe how the policy has played out over the past 18 months, in and out of the courtroom.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · last mo.

Ixcuna was one of over two dozen people detained at roadside stops in New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fall River by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday and Tuesday… www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

At least 2 dozen immigrants detained in ICE arrest wave across New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fall River

Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she's demanding answers after the arrests in southeastern Massachusetts.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · last mo.

Attys recounted how during scheduling hearings, IJ Cooper said he’d had a good experience visiting Brazil, and implied that because he had had a good experience, he couldn’t imagine why anyone would be afraid to return to Brazil for valid reasons. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Attorneys accuse Chelmsford immigration judge of bias in failure to follow protocol

Several immigration attorneys say that Judge Christopher Cooper, one of the new temporary judges at Chelmsford Immigration Court, appears to be working too closely with government lawyers.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · last mo.

One attorney had to pause her maternity leave after an associate messaged her frantically saying the immigration judge was making irregular decisions. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Attorneys accuse Chelmsford immigration judge of bias in failure to follow protocol

Several immigration attorneys say that Judge Christopher Cooper, one of the new temporary judges at Chelmsford Immigration Court, appears to be working too closely with government lawyers.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · last mo.

“They say like, 'I had WIC for my child. I had to give them food. I had to give them milk. Does that mean now I can’t provide for my child?” recounted Tania Martinez of @aila.org New England. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social @gbhnews.bsky.social

‘Public charge’ changes are coming. Here's what they mean for green card applicants.

As of Sept. 18, the federal government will take a harder line on green card applicants based on their use of public assistance.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · last mo.

“It’s like replacing the U.S. Olympic diving team with a bunch of kids told to do belly flops — that’s what these judges are doing. They’re following orders,” said Heather Yountz, of @masslawreform.bsky.social. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Immigration legal reps decry ‘mega-master’ hearings, lack of due process in court

Former immigration judge says court is ‘failing’ to give immigrants due process.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“It’s nerve-wracking. It’s like your entire world, it’s backwards now. It’s like somebody moved the rug under you and everything is crumbling down,” said Maria, a Salvadoran TPS recipient who works in water utilities. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Over 7,300 Salvadorans in Massachusetts could face deportation with end of TPS

Temporary protected status for immigrants from El Salvador is set to expire Wednesday, but the federal government hasn't said what it will do with those who hold that status.

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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Massachusetts DACA recipients talk about the court decision that forces them to stay in the US— or risk pending green card applications, and the prospect of being unable to re-enter the country. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

Immigrants here under DACA and TPS face tougher travel restrictions under new federal rule

Some Massachusetts immigrants could risk losing their green card if they leave the country for a short time, often for family emergencies, under a new rule governing how immigration officials view “ad...

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