Esmy Jimenez

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez

Detained Guatemalan Juan Francisco Méndez’s window for freedom has closed yet again after a federal judge in New Hampshire denied an emergency motion for his immediate release on Friday. Just a day prior, Judge Donald Ostrom of the Chelmsford Immigration Court in Massachusetts had closed Méndez’s immigration case citing federal officials’ “failure to prosecute" after they did not submit the appropriate charging documents.

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez

Juan Francisco Méndez, a Guatemalan man who was arrested by immigration officials in New Bedford last month, may reunite with his wife and 9-year old son, as early as today. Judge Donald Ostrom of the Chelmsford Immigration Court Thursday morning heard arguments from Méndez’s attorney, Ondine Gálvez Sniffin, and lawyers representing the US Department of Homeland Security.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez

The retirement years are not so golden for some older adults in Massachusetts, according to a new report released Thursday. While the top third of retired households in the state average a whopping $3.5 million in wealth, the bottom third scrape by with around $55,000, according to a new report from Boston Indicators, the research arm at the Boston Foundation. The report illustrates the massive wealth gap between the rich and poor.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez

NEW BEDFORD — Monday morning, Marilu Domingo Ortiz and her husband, Juan Francisco Méndez, were on their way to a dentist appointment, blocks from their home, when suddenly, law enforcement in green vests approached their car. Domingo Ortiz turned to her husband, an immigrant from Guatemala who is in the United States seeking asylum protection, with a sinking feeling in her stomach. The couple sought to remain in their car until their lawyer could be on the scene.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez

Melinda Delarosa is drowning in paperwork. There are the documents for Section 8 for her family’s subsidized housing in Waltham. More documents for SNAP, a federal food assistance program that gives her $297 a month, and that requires a 17-page application, pay stubs, a lease agreement, bank statements, and a phone interview. Then there’s the paperwork for MassHealth, which keeps her and her 10-year-old son, Edison, insured.