Julia Lurie
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Senior Reporter at MotherJones, 2022 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Get in touch: jlurie@cir.org | Proton: julialurie@proton.me | Signal: julialurie.11
And for more on yesterday's hearing, check out WGBH's coverage: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Local restaurateur Paul Dama granted asylum after more than 3 months in ICE custody
Dama survived abduction by Boko Haram and said he feared returning to his native Nigeria.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
And for more on yesterday's hearing, check out WGBH's coverage: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Cecelia, Paul's sister and the restaurant owner, told me today that she literally screamed for joy at the judge's ruling. Now, she says, "we're just waiting for when he will actually see sunlight."
To hear more from Cecelia, check out our recent Reveal episode: revealnews.org/podcast/ice-...
To hear more from Cecelia, check out our recent Reveal episode: revealnews.org/podcast/ice-...
As aggressive ICE raids rise, we look at the people being targeted and the families they’re leaving behind.
As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.
revealnews.org
September 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Cecelia, Paul's sister and the restaurant owner, told me today that she literally screamed for joy at the judge's ruling. Now, she says, "we're just waiting for when he will actually see sunlight."
To hear more from Cecelia, check out our recent Reveal episode: revealnews.org/podcast/ice-...
To hear more from Cecelia, check out our recent Reveal episode: revealnews.org/podcast/ice-...
3) The reason: When kids come as unaccompanied minors, they stay in immigration facilities while waiting for their sponsor—often a parent—to jump through hoops. But new rules under Trump have made it it nearly impossible for undocumented people to become sponsors. Kids are paying the price:
May 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
3) The reason: When kids come as unaccompanied minors, they stay in immigration facilities while waiting for their sponsor—often a parent—to jump through hoops. But new rules under Trump have made it it nearly impossible for undocumented people to become sponsors. Kids are paying the price:
2/ The numbers are striking: The average amount of time unaccompanied kids stay in immigration facilities has been about two months for years. Now, it's six months.
May 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2/ The numbers are striking: The average amount of time unaccompanied kids stay in immigration facilities has been about two months for years. Now, it's six months.