Editorial: One way to resist? Stop trafficking in rumors

Bill Forry, Executive Editor

By Bill Forry, Executive Editor

Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of bad news and scuttlebutt about detentions and “mass” deportations?

Join the club. Or even better: Don’t.

From this vantage point— roughly ten days into the second Trump presidency— too many people are feeding into the frenzy by parroting half-truths or outright falsehoods about “reports” of federal agents rounding up people in city neighborhoods. 

It just flat-out isn’t happening here. At least, not yet.

Advocates urge quick Beacon Hill action on immigration bills

Above: Sen. Liz Miranda of Boston speaks at a rally outside the State House in support of the "Protect Our Immigrant Communities" campaign on Jan. 29, 2025. Chris Lisinski/SHNS

By Chris Lisinski
State House News Service

Concerned by the Trump administration's unfolding deportation efforts, some Massachusetts lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates launched a new campaign Wednesday pressing the Legislature to offer a quick response.

Boston continues to ‘follow law’ amid arrests by ICE, says Wu

Bill Forry, Executive Editor

Mayor Wu said on Monday that the city of Boston is not aware of any demonstrable change in tactics or in the volume of federal immigration enforcement in city neighborhoods in recent days, although she acknowledged that federal agents do not typically share intelligence about their actions and movements with Boston law enforcement or city officials.

Be prepared, know your rights

Boston has long been a destination for waves of immigrants— and it’s what makes our community a wonderfully diverse and special place.

It’s painful to see our neighbors and friends have to bear this burden of fear, preparation, and anxiety.

As promised, the new president wasted no time on Monday in following through on his campaign pledges to target immigrants and their children with a flurry of executive orders.

BPS program offers kids and their parents a way to save and learn

Cassidy McNeeley, Reporter Staff

Did you know that children enrolled in grades K-5 in a Boston Public School can bank hundreds of dollars into a savings account over the course of their education to help pay for college or career training?

The program— called Boston Saves—started in 2019 under former Mayor Marty Walsh and continues under the Wu administration. This month, the program is putting out the call for more students and families to enroll and take advantage of an extra incentive.  

Author, chef Margo Gabriel explored Soup Joumou in talk at Dorchester bookstore

Sherri Cajuste, Special to the Reporter

Shown above: Margo Gabriel, right, author of “The Expat Kitchen Cookbook,” is shown with Tamika Francis, left, the founder of “Food and Folklore" series at Just Book-ish, A new bookstore in Dorchester's Fields Corner on Jan. 9. Photo courtesy Tamika Francis

By Sherri Cajuste, Haitians of Boston

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