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Task Force Year in Review 2026

Task Force Year in Review (2025-26) The Needham Area Immigration Task Force prepared its annual Year in Review to cover July 2025-June 2026.  The report was distributed at the Annual Meeting of the NAIJTF.  NAIJTF Year in Review 25-26 FINAL

By |2026-07-15T14:51:21-04:00June 19th, 2026|News, Task Force|Comments Off on Task Force Year in Review 2026

Notes of Hope Raises $17,000 for Casa

A Successful Fundraiser for Casa!   On May 3, the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force, with co-hosts the Congregation Church of Needham, UCC and First Parish Needham, UU, welcomed the community to a Music Trivia Fundraiser for the Metrowest Worker Center - Casa. Thanks to everyone who came out [...]

By |2026-06-04T15:10:11-04:00June 4th, 2026|Legislation, News, Task Force|Comments Off on Notes of Hope Raises $17,000 for Casa

Needham Policy on Immigration and Police

Needham Select Board Approves Policy for Police Practices and Engagement re. Immigration Law   On April 15, the Needham Select Board approved Policy SB-ADMIN-012: Town Practices Applicable to Federal Immigration Law, and Town Engagement with Federal Immigration Officials and Enforcement. The policy seeks to ensure that cooperation with ICE does [...]

By |2026-04-22T14:29:59-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Legislation, News, Task Force|Comments Off on Needham Policy on Immigration and Police

PROTECT Act Passes the MA House and Senate

Posted June 1, 2026. The House and Senate have passed their versions of the PROTECT Act, the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus’s bill to protect Massachusetts communities from increasingly lawless behavior from ICE. The bill restricts cooperation and communication between state and local law enforcement and ICE and adds [...]

By |2026-06-04T15:11:33-04:00March 26th, 2026|Legislation, News, Task Force|Comments Off on PROTECT Act Passes the MA House and Senate

Task Force Submits Testimony in Support of the PROTECT Act

The Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force submitted written testimony in favor of Massachusetts House H.5158, the Protect Act, prior to the hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on March 18, 2026. Find out what the bill covers see the Black and Latino Caucus Fact [...]

By |2026-03-14T10:20:47-04:00March 14th, 2026|Legislation, News, Task Force|Comments Off on Task Force Submits Testimony in Support of the PROTECT Act

State Government Actions to Protect MA Immigrants

BIG NEWS from the State House. Governor Healey signed Executive Order 650 on Jan 29, 2026: Limits new 287(g) agreements Bans ICE from making civil arrests in state facilities Prohibits use of state property for ICE staging areas The Governor also filed legislation as part of the FY’26 supplemental budget.In addition, legislation called the PROTECT [...]

By |2026-02-14T09:53:55-05:00February 13th, 2026|Legislation, News, Task Force|Comments Off on State Government Actions to Protect MA Immigrants
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