Immigrants face substantial barriers when trying to survive and thrive in the United States.
MLRI secures and defends the social and economic rights of low-income immigrants in Massachusetts through coalition building, impact litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, and partnership with community leaders.
Our immigration advocacy focuses on:
- defending against unfair and discriminatory federal policies that unfairly target immigrants, particularly immigrants of color, and harm immigrant children, and divide immigrant families.
- developing and coordinating statewide strategies to respond to the immediate legal needs of immigrants whenever harmful federal immigration policies are proposed.
- ensuring fair and equal treatment and due process by immigration authorities regardless of immigration status, by federal, state and local government entities.
- protecting the economic rights of immigrants, including eligibility and access to critical safety net programs.
- acquiring and preserving legal immigration status and the ability to work in the U.S.
- expanding college access and removing barriers to higher education for low income immigrant youth.
