NH Immigration

The feast day for St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, was celebrated Wednesday at the St. Anne- St. Augustin parish. One parishioner prayed for a presidential "change of heart."

El próximo martes 4 de noviembre, 11 ciudades de New Hampshire tendrán elecciones municipales y especiales, incluyendo a Manchester y Nashua.

Los activistas crearon un nuevo término: dicen que una ‘comunidad santuario’ es un grupo de casi una docena de residentes en una región que hará lo posible por ayudar a los inmigrantes.

Those behind the effort say a "sanctuary community" is a group of about a dozen residents in a region who will do their best to help immigrants. The announcement spurred condemnation from state Republican leaders.

El programa de Asistentes de Enfermería Licenciados en el Instituto Internacional de New England espera abordar la escasez de enfermeros a nivel estatal, y brindarle a los inmigrantes la educación que necesitan para tener mejores trabajos.

Both communities are revising their immigrant-friendly policies after a change in state law and are preparing to hear from residents next month before they are finalized.

The Licensed Nursing Assistant program at the International Institute of New England hopes to address New Hampshire's statewide nursing shortage and give immigrants the education they need for better jobs.

A federal appeals court in Massachusetts has upheld a temporary block on President Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants. The case is among several that the Trump Administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up this session.

The Hillsborough County commissioners say they are not considering using the jail in Manchester to hold immigration detainees — for now.

The Pease Development Authority released a memorandum Tuesday outlining the legal reasons for why it believes it must allow ICE to continue operating deportation-related flights out of Portsmouth International Airport.