Ask Your State Legislator - Protect Our Immigrant Communities!

With a federal government committed to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants and actively stripping away existing rights and protections, Massachusetts must take a stand.
Two bills introduced in the Massachusetts legislature would help prevent the deportation of our immigrant friends, neighbors and community members and protect their access to justice and protection.
Ask your state legislators to co-sponsor these two bills. Use our form to easily send an email to your state senator and representatives
The Safe Communities Act would limit voluntary police and court involvement in civil immigration matters, protect basic rights, and keep law enforcement agencies focused on public safety.
- Why it matters: State and local involvement in deportations discourages immigrant victims of crime and exploitation from seeking police and court protection—whether from domestic violence, wage theft, or unsafe living or working conditions. Immigrant communities need certainty that contact with local authorities will not result in family separation.
The Immigrant Legal Defense Act would create a funded statewide program to provide no-cost immigration legal defense to immigrants in Massachusetts who are at imminent risk of deportation, especially those held in federal immigration detention.
- Why it matters: There is no right to a government-paid lawyer in immigration court. Immigrants who cannot afford a lawyer must navigate our complex immigration system alone. Immigrants are 5x more likely to win relief from deportation if they are represented by counsel. Detained immigrants with a lawyer are 10x more likely.
YOUR LEGISLATORS NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU. TAKE ACTION TODAY!