Kevin Gomes Andrade
@kevingandrade.bsky.social
Journalist, reader, writer, and translator. Focused on immigrant communities, especially those in New England.
Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
Words in: @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, @bostonglobe.bsky.social, more.
Portfolio: www.kevinandrade.
Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
Words in: @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, @bostonglobe.bsky.social, more.
Portfolio: www.kevinandrade.
“They never told me why they arrested me,” Pascual Cuin González told The Light, “or why they let me go.” newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...
New Bedford asylee back home after weeklong ICE detention - The New Bedford Light
Pascual Cuin González, an immigrant with asylum status and a work permit, was detained in three facilities before being released.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“They never told me why they arrested me,” Pascual Cuin González told The Light, “or why they let me go.” newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...
“The terror that is out there is fear of immigration [agents],” said Marí Lucy Toj Méndez, owner of Lucy's Party Store on Acushnet Ave. “So now, with every little thing you do, that fear is always there in the background."
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Impact of Trump policies worsens for immigrant businesses - The New Bedford Light
Store owners on Acushnet Avenue say ICE operations have dealt a blow to their revenue – with one business reporting a 50% loss in sales in the last eight months.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“The terror that is out there is fear of immigration [agents],” said Marí Lucy Toj Méndez, owner of Lucy's Party Store on Acushnet Ave. “So now, with every little thing you do, that fear is always there in the background."
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We interviewed five New Bedford residents detained by ICE since January (and the family of one other). 2 are back home after making bond. Two were deported to Brazil and Guatemala, respectively. Two more remain in detention.
These are their stories from inside.
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These are their stories from inside.
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New Bedford immigrants describe inhumane conditions at detention facilities - The New Bedford Light
New Bedford immigrants describe inhumane conditions at detention facilities: lack of basic necessities including limited food, water, medical attention and showers.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We interviewed five New Bedford residents detained by ICE since January (and the family of one other). 2 are back home after making bond. Two were deported to Brazil and Guatemala, respectively. Two more remain in detention.
These are their stories from inside.
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These are their stories from inside.
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“She’s not a flight risk,” said Robin Nice, the attorney for New Bedford's only confirmed female immigrant detainee during the hearing Monday at Chelmsford Immigration Court. “She’s just a mom of three who’s eager to reunite with her three kids.”
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Judge orders the release of New Bedford’s first confirmed female detainee - The New Bedford Light
Yury Melissa Aguiriano-Romero, mother of three, has been in ICE custody since her arrest at a scheduled immigration check-in on June 3.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“She’s not a flight risk,” said Robin Nice, the attorney for New Bedford's only confirmed female immigrant detainee during the hearing Monday at Chelmsford Immigration Court. “She’s just a mom of three who’s eager to reunite with her three kids.”
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“Generally speaking, the information available to us indicates that ICE has been engaging in a variety of widespread civil rights abuses,” said Dan McFadden, managing attorney at the @aclum.bsky.social.
My latest for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social.
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My latest for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social.
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Advocates tell immigrants: Stay strong on your rights when it comes to ICE - The New Bedford Light
Allegations of civil rights violations by federal agents during the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign are flooding into advocates’ offices.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Generally speaking, the information available to us indicates that ICE has been engaging in a variety of widespread civil rights abuses,” said Dan McFadden, managing attorney at the @aclum.bsky.social.
My latest for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social.
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My latest for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social.
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Luis Guillermo Castro Alvarez, 31, the 43rd confirmed detainee in New Bedford, is being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. He was detained at the Port of New Bedford on Wednesday in an operation including ICE agents and the Coast Guard.
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ICE, Coast Guard arrest Guatemalan fisherman at New Bedford port - The New Bedford Light
Luis Guillermo Castro Alvarez, 31, the 43rd confirmed detainee in New Bedford, is being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Luis Guillermo Castro Alvarez, 31, the 43rd confirmed detainee in New Bedford, is being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. He was detained at the Port of New Bedford on Wednesday in an operation including ICE agents and the Coast Guard.
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ICYMI: 47 workers suspended at New Bedford branch of Massachusetts supermarket chain Market Basket after ICE audit.
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New Bedford Market Basket suspends 47 immigrants after I-9 audit - The New Bedford Light
A spokesperson confirmed that the suspensions are directly linked to ICE activity at the Sawyer Street store.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
ICYMI: 47 workers suspended at New Bedford branch of Massachusetts supermarket chain Market Basket after ICE audit.
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47 immigrant workers 'suspended' from jobs at New Bedford store of popular Massachusetts grocery chain Market Basket,
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New Bedford Market Basket suspends 47 immigrants after I-9 audit - The New Bedford Light
A spokesperson confirmed that the suspensions are directly linked to ICE activity at the Sawyer Street store.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
47 immigrant workers 'suspended' from jobs at New Bedford store of popular Massachusetts grocery chain Market Basket,
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When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field
Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....
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July 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
A 48-year-old immigrant from El Salvador was detained by ICE on his way to New Bedford District Court to face a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
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ICE makes first arrest in weeks in New Bedford - The New Bedford Light
A 48-year-old immigrant from El Salvador is detained on his way to New Bedford District Court to face a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A 48-year-old immigrant from El Salvador was detained by ICE on his way to New Bedford District Court to face a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
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“The broad trends in terms of who is targeted are not new,” @heathersmo.bsky.social said. “These trends are also consistent with Trump’s language from his first term about ‘bad hombres.’”
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Families of detained New Bedford immigrants suffer financially and emotionally - The New Bedford Light
Whether or not ICE is deliberately targeting immigrant men, the effect is the same: families who remain here are struggling financially and emotionally.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“The broad trends in terms of who is targeted are not new,” @heathersmo.bsky.social said. “These trends are also consistent with Trump’s language from his first term about ‘bad hombres.’”
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that she signed an executive order seeking greater transparency from federal immigration officials. She said the city will submit regular Freedom of Information Act requests to find out who ICE is detaining and on what grounds.
June 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that she signed an executive order seeking greater transparency from federal immigration officials. She said the city will submit regular Freedom of Information Act requests to find out who ICE is detaining and on what grounds.
The city’s first known detained female immigrant is being held in Burlington under harsh, unsanitary conditions, according to her husband.
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New Bedford mother arrested during scheduled immigration check-in - The New Bedford Light
The city’s first known detained female immigrant is being held in Burlington under harsh, unsanitary conditions, according to her husband.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The city’s first known detained female immigrant is being held in Burlington under harsh, unsanitary conditions, according to her husband.
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Here's a baby otter to start your week.
June 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Here's a baby otter to start your week.
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Israel interceptou, esta segunda-feira, o veleiro Madleen que transportava ajuda humanitária para Gaza e onde seguiam 12 activistas. Imagens de videovigilância mostram o momento.
Saiba mais: publico.pt/v97066
Saiba mais: publico.pt/v97066
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Israel interceptou, esta segunda-feira, o veleiro Madleen que transportava ajuda humanitária para Gaza e onde seguiam 12 activistas. Imagens de videovigilância mostram o momento.
Saiba mais: publico.pt/v97066
Saiba mais: publico.pt/v97066
My one month anniversary on the job and Ellie took this excellently timed photo of me covering a demonstration in New Bedford (coming soon in @newbedfordlight.bsky.social).
I think I may have found my new LinkedIn profile pic.
I think I may have found my new LinkedIn profile pic.
June 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My one month anniversary on the job and Ellie took this excellently timed photo of me covering a demonstration in New Bedford (coming soon in @newbedfordlight.bsky.social).
I think I may have found my new LinkedIn profile pic.
I think I may have found my new LinkedIn profile pic.
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“Community members surrounded ICE trucks and faced off with agents in military garb with guns.
'Shame, shame, shame,’ some people yelled at the agents, video showed.”
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'Shame, shame, shame,’ some people yelled at the agents, video showed.”
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Community speaks after ICE raids at South Park Italian restaurant
Restaurant owners said they are heartbroken and describe the operation as traumatic.
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June 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Community members surrounded ICE trucks and faced off with agents in military garb with guns.
'Shame, shame, shame,’ some people yelled at the agents, video showed.”
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'Shame, shame, shame,’ some people yelled at the agents, video showed.”
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Federal authorities arrested almost 1500 immigrants in Massachusetts in May in 'Operation Patriot.' Almost 700 of those had no criminal record and 10 were in New Bedford.
“We are coming for you" - ICE Boston Director Patricia Hyde at a press conference Monday.
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“We are coming for you" - ICE Boston Director Patricia Hyde at a press conference Monday.
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ICE defends May arrests of nearly 1,500 immigrants in Massachusetts - The New Bedford Light
ICE’s acting director defends arrests and masked agents. Critics question his assertion that detainees are getting due process.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Federal authorities arrested almost 1500 immigrants in Massachusetts in May in 'Operation Patriot.' Almost 700 of those had no criminal record and 10 were in New Bedford.
“We are coming for you" - ICE Boston Director Patricia Hyde at a press conference Monday.
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“We are coming for you" - ICE Boston Director Patricia Hyde at a press conference Monday.
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Happy to announce that I am now a full-time staffer covering immigration for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social. I had been doing immigration work for The Light as a stringer for a couple of months beforehand so I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of my work here so far.
May 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy to announce that I am now a full-time staffer covering immigration for @newbedfordlight.bsky.social. I had been doing immigration work for The Light as a stringer for a couple of months beforehand so I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of my work here so far.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in the United States,” she said. “It brings me back to the PIDE in Portugal when I was a kid,” she said, referring to the secret police force of the Portuguese state at the time. “I’m seeing people shut up like that now.”
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Two Guatemalans detained in early morning ICE raid in New Bedford - The New Bedford Light
Agents used a battering ram to break into a home on Viall Street and pointed a rifle at teenagers as they conducted the operation.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“I’ve never seen anything like this in the United States,” she said. “It brings me back to the PIDE in Portugal when I was a kid,” she said, referring to the secret police force of the Portuguese state at the time. “I’m seeing people shut up like that now.”
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
“They just yelled that ‘we’re from Immigration’” said Josué. “Then they heard me in my room and broke down my door and pointed a gun at my head."
Agents in military fatigues used a battering ram in operation to detain Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford today.
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Agents in military fatigues used a battering ram in operation to detain Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford today.
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Two Guatemalans detained in early morning ICE raid in New Bedford - The New Bedford Light
Agents used a battering ram to break into a home on Viall Street and pointed a rifle at teenagers as they conducted the operation.
newbedfordlight.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“They just yelled that ‘we’re from Immigration’” said Josué. “Then they heard me in my room and broke down my door and pointed a gun at my head."
Agents in military fatigues used a battering ram in operation to detain Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford today.
newbedfordlight.org/two-guatemal...
Agents in military fatigues used a battering ram in operation to detain Guatemalan immigrants in New Bedford today.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
I came to Boston today to cover a smaller demonstration at the State House. Then stumbled across a big one on the Common in support of Ukraine. I plan on doing an essay on this day. I have thoughts and energy.
February 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I came to Boston today to cover a smaller demonstration at the State House. Then stumbled across a big one on the Common in support of Ukraine. I plan on doing an essay on this day. I have thoughts and energy.
Representatives from the Azorean Regional Government visited New Bedford last week as they assess and prepare for a potential new wave of deportees to the archipelago.
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Azorean officials prepare for new wave of deportees from the U.S. - The New Bedford Light
Most Azoreans facing deportation today have overstayed tourist visas, said Helena DaSilva Hughes of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center in New Bedford.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Representatives from the Azorean Regional Government visited New Bedford last week as they assess and prepare for a potential new wave of deportees to the archipelago.
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