Shannon Dooling
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Boston, MA, United States
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What You Need To Know Before You Head To The Polls On Election Day
Poll watching, or observing, on Election Day promises to be particularly interesting. As a result of the president's plea to his supporters to serve as poll watchers, and in the midst of a particularly partisan election year, election officials across the country expect the potential for record levels of observers. → Read More
City Councilors Want Answers After Apparent 'Unlawful' Stop In West Roxbury
Bena Apreala, who is Black, said he was jogging on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury Tuesday afternoon when two SUVs with tinted windows approached, one blocking the sidewalk in front of him and the other pulling up next to him along the street. → Read More
We Have A Year Of Data, But Still Don't Know Impact Of Police In Mass. Schools
A review of school policing data compiled by juvenile justice advocates shows only 11% of school districts in the state reported any school-based arrests in 2018-2019, the first year reporting was mandated by law. → Read More
ICE: International Students Whose Courses Are All Online This Fall Must Leave U.S.
The immigration agency announced Monday that it is walking back exemptions issued in the spring which allowed international students on F-1 and M-1 visas to temporarily circumvent federal regulations around online studies. Some students are rethinking what that means for their fall courseloads. → Read More
Detainees Hospitalized, Sheriff's Department Reports 'Extensive Damage' After Coronavirus-Based Incident in Bristol County Jail
WBUR was contacted by multiple sources hearing from people inside the facility about a disturbance taking place among ICE detainees. → Read More
Why Some Boston Neighborhoods Have Been Hit Harder By The Pandemic Than Others
Black residents make up more than 40% of the Dorchester neighborhood. Education levels and median income are below the city's average. The most recent city data available show Dorchester has 132 reported COVID-19 cases for every 10,000 residents. Neighboring South Boston paints a drastically different picture. → Read More
Advocates Fear Domestic Abuse Survivors Are 'Trapped With Their Abusers' During Pandemic
Boston saw a 22% increase in simple assault and battery reports of domestic violence last month. With normal points of contact mostly obsolete, community advocates are adapting, figuring out how to connect with domestic abuse survivors in their homes. → Read More
9 ICE Detainees Released From Bristol County In Effort To Stem Virus Spread
The federal immigration detainees ordered released have no criminal charges or convictions on their records, which is the reasoning provided for the judge's ruling. → Read More
'Living In Fear': ICE Detainees In Bristol County Release 3rd Letter Detailing Pandemic Concerns
In the letter obtained by WBUR, the detainees write about concerns of overcrowding similar to their counterparts housed in 'Unit B,' saying all 47 of them eat meals at the same time in the same room where they sleep. → Read More
An Iraqi Family Is Among Last Refugees To Be Resettled In Mass. After U.N. Suspends Travel
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has indefinitely suspended resettlement flights for refugees due to the coronavirus pandemic. WBUR's Shannon Dooling joins Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report. → Read More
Boston Immigration Court Suspends All Hearings For Those Not In Detention
Effective immediately, federal officials are suspending in Boston and several other courts all master calendar hearings. Those court dates involve large gatherings of people who must appear before a judge as part of a crucial step in forwarding their immigration status. → Read More
SJC, Trial Court Chief Justices Call Upon ICE To Stop Deporting Defendants Without Notifying Courts
The judges wrote they had previously outlined 13 Superior Court cases where defendants "who had been indicted for the alleged commission of felonies" were removed from the U.S. by ICE. They said the defendants were deported before their trials ended and without the government notifying the court. → Read More
Iranian Student Deported From Boston Despite Federal Court Order
Shahab Dehghani's attorney says he was traveling with a valid student visa but was held for secondary questioning by Customs and Border Protection. A federal judge issued a stay on the agency's order for his deportation -- but Dehghani's lawyer says he has already been removed. → Read More
As Earthquake Anniversary Approaches, Boston's Haitian Community Wrestles With Turmoil Back Home
Many Haitian Americans in Boston are still living today with the effects of violent political unrest unfolding thousands of miles away in their home country. → Read More
Iranian Americans Trying To Enter U.S. Say They're Being Targeted. Warren Wants Answers From Border Agency
In a letter addressed to CBP acting commissioner Mark Morgan, Warren said she wants to know how the agency is safeguarding the country while also preserving individual civil rights. → Read More
Citing New Documents, Advocates Call On Boston Public Schools To Stop Sharing Info With ICE
Janelle Dempsey, an attorney with Lawyers for Civil Rights, said in a press release that the newly released documents suggest alarming "collusion" between BPS and federal immigration authorities. → Read More
Civil Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Medical Deferred Action
The ACLU of Massachusetts and others are suing the Trump administration to try to restart a process that allows non-citizens with serious medical conditions to stay in the U.S. to receive treatment. → Read More
New Immigration Rule Could Affect Half A Million Mass. Residents
The new rule vastly expands the list of public benefits federal officials may take into consideration when determining whether an individual should be allowed to enter the country or obtain permanent residence. → Read More
Here's What We Know About Boston Police's Gang Database
Boston Police Department documents obtained by WBUR provide, for the first time, a glimpse into the department's gang database and how gangs are tracked in the city. → Read More
Mass. Judge Accused Of Helping Immigrant Evade ICE Arrest Rejects Plea Deal
Judge Shelley Joseph was charged by federal prosecutors with obstruction of justice in April. New documents in Boston federal court indicate the case will likely go to trial. → Read More