Liz Sweet
@lizgsweet.bsky.social
ED @MIRA Coalition. Pursuing justice for all, and especially immigrants. All views my own.
Hearing of ICE vehicles everywhere in Boston area today, the surge is beginning.
September 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hearing of ICE vehicles everywhere in Boston area today, the surge is beginning.
Proud to see folks showing up in Boston today to speak up for the many individuals with TPS who are at risk of losing their lawful protected status here. Hoping for good decisions from the courts.
July 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Proud to see folks showing up in Boston today to speak up for the many individuals with TPS who are at risk of losing their lawful protected status here. Hoping for good decisions from the courts.
Such an important piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
April 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Such an important piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
An administrative error by ICE will leave a father with no criminal record in an notorious prison in El Salvador. What protects any of us from the same? This is why courts and due process are essential.
ICE Can’t Bring Back Man Deported to El Salvador Prison in Error, Agency Says
The Trump administration said the court didn’t have the authority to order the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
www.wsj.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
An administrative error by ICE will leave a father with no criminal record in an notorious prison in El Salvador. What protects any of us from the same? This is why courts and due process are essential.
Listening to Senator Booker speak so eloquently and urgently over so many hours, is a call to all of us to do what we can, with what power we have, to protect our country.
April 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Listening to Senator Booker speak so eloquently and urgently over so many hours, is a call to all of us to do what we can, with what power we have, to protect our country.
This. We need more of this. Thank you Senator Booker! bsky.app/profile/book...
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This. We need more of this. Thank you Senator Booker! bsky.app/profile/book...
Appreciating Mayor Wu all the more. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/20/m...
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Appreciating Mayor Wu all the more. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/20/m...
Grateful for Mayor Wu's leadership: "If you come for one of us, you will get all of us. We are a city that knows our strength is each other: And we will defend the people we love with all that we’ve got."
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Grateful for Mayor Wu's leadership: "If you come for one of us, you will get all of us. We are a city that knows our strength is each other: And we will defend the people we love with all that we’ve got."
Inspired to have found so much joy and community even in these dark times as we came together to speak up for immigrant rights at MIRA Coalition's 29th annual Immigrants Day at the State House!
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Inspired to have found so much joy and community even in these dark times as we came together to speak up for immigrant rights at MIRA Coalition's 29th annual Immigrants Day at the State House!
Honored to have been invited to speak to the Workers Assembly today of hundreds of immigrant workers in MA, about what policy changes are affecting immigrant workers and how we can join together in our campaigns to protect immigrant communities.
March 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Honored to have been invited to speak to the Workers Assembly today of hundreds of immigrant workers in MA, about what policy changes are affecting immigrant workers and how we can join together in our campaigns to protect immigrant communities.
Are we prepared for the impact of our immigration policies on elderly care? Who will take care of our parents and grandparents? Good piece from NYTimes.
Video: How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care
The U.S. relies heavily on immigrant workers to care for its aging population, with nearly 30 percent of direct care workers coming from other countries. As the demand for caregivers grows, President ...
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Are we prepared for the impact of our immigration policies on elderly care? Who will take care of our parents and grandparents? Good piece from NYTimes.
Shocked by the newest administration decision to end TPS for another group-- Ukrainians. How can we send folks back to Ukraine right now? This is as senseless as the decision to end TPS for folks from Haiti and Venezuela. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Shocked by the newest administration decision to end TPS for another group-- Ukrainians. How can we send folks back to Ukraine right now? This is as senseless as the decision to end TPS for folks from Haiti and Venezuela. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Boston doesn’t listen to kings.
March 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Boston doesn’t listen to kings.
Proud to have joined hundreds of Boston residents today at City Hall to support Mayor Wu and the Trust Act.
Hundreds of people gathered on Boston City Hall plaza this morning for a rally organized to support immigrant communities and Mayor Wu as she began a long day of testimony and questioning in front of a Congressional Oversight committee in Washington, D.C. www.dotnews.com/2025/hundred...
March 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Proud to have joined hundreds of Boston residents today at City Hall to support Mayor Wu and the Trust Act.
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#AtWhatCost does Trump’s obsession w/ mass deportation do to everyday Americans?
🏥Gutting medicare for Seniors
🧑🧑🧒Hurting children and families
💰Diverting funding & resources from fentanyl trafficking
Tell Congress to stop the chaos.
www.ButAtWhatCost.org
🏥Gutting medicare for Seniors
🧑🧑🧒Hurting children and families
💰Diverting funding & resources from fentanyl trafficking
Tell Congress to stop the chaos.
www.ButAtWhatCost.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#AtWhatCost does Trump’s obsession w/ mass deportation do to everyday Americans?
🏥Gutting medicare for Seniors
🧑🧑🧒Hurting children and families
💰Diverting funding & resources from fentanyl trafficking
Tell Congress to stop the chaos.
www.ButAtWhatCost.org
🏥Gutting medicare for Seniors
🧑🧑🧒Hurting children and families
💰Diverting funding & resources from fentanyl trafficking
Tell Congress to stop the chaos.
www.ButAtWhatCost.org
Important piece from the Globe on the critical role immigrants play in our workforce in Massachusetts. We need to fight against the end for temporary protected status for Haitians and others!
Economic impact on Massachusetts could be significant if protections end for migrant workers - The Boston Globe
With thousands of migrant workers at risk of losing legal status, the economic impact in Massachusetts could be significant.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Important piece from the Globe on the critical role immigrants play in our workforce in Massachusetts. We need to fight against the end for temporary protected status for Haitians and others!
MIRA Coalition launched our campaign, Protecting our Immigrant Communities today. It's time for our MA leaders to stand up to protect immigrants.
Campaign Wants Quick Action On Immigration Bills
Concerned by the Trump administration's unfolding deportation efforts, some Massachusetts lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates launched a new campaign Wednesday pressing the Legislature to offer a...
www.statehousenews.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
MIRA Coalition launched our campaign, Protecting our Immigrant Communities today. It's time for our MA leaders to stand up to protect immigrants.