NH Immigration

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.

There are several local efforts — including keeping track of the number of people put on the ICE flights leaving Portsmouth International Airport, protests and public meetings — to pressure local officials to end these flights.

Hay varios esfuerzos locales para presionar a los funcionarios a terminar con estos vuelos: rastrear el número de personas que ICE ubica en los vuelos de deportación que salen de Pease, protestas y participación en reuniones locales.

Protestors filled the State House lawn and surrounding streets to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna and protest the Trump administration.

New Hampshire is one of four Republican-led states to pass this type of law. Florida was the first in 2023, followed by Wyoming and Tennessee.

ICE detained four Portsmouth restaurant workers earlier this month. At public meetings this week, several residents asked local officials to do more to build trust with immigrant communities as immigration enforcement ramps up nationally.

Some New Hampshire residents are joining a national boycott of Avelo until the company agrees to end a contract with ICE.

Los defensores dicen que las nuevas políticas federales que permiten a los agentes de inmigración ingresar en hospitales, clínicas y otros establecimientos médicos podrían tener efectos graves en la salud pública.

Advocates say new federal policies allowing immigration agents into hospitals, clinics, and other medical establishments could have ripple effects on public health.