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Sarah Betancourt

Boston, Massachusetts

Latina covering MA since 2007. daily reporter @gbhnews. ✍🏼 🎤usually immigration. occasional freelancer. 2018 @IRE_NICAR award @propublica

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  • 2 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

    June 05, 2025 The 18-year-old Milford High School student detained by federal immigration authorities on Saturday is set to be released. Immigration judge Jenny Beverly granted Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s release in a Thursday hearing. Beverly set the bail amount for $2,000, and Gomes Da Silva’s attorney Robin Nice told GBH News that his family was set to pay it. Nice said it’s unlikely Gomes Da Silva will be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again while on bond.

  • 3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

    June 04, 2025 Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s bedroom has a bunk bed, pale gray walls and a drum set. It was from here that his parents and younger siblings begged the federal government to release the 18-year-old Milford student in a video. “My name is Daiane, Marcelo’s mother. Please bring my son back. I miss my son so bad. This is the room of my son, and I need my son inside my home. I need to hug my son — please,” said Gomes Da Silva’s mother, Daiane Pereira, as her husband held her hand.

  • 4 days ago | baystatebanner.com | Esteban Bustillos |Sarah Betancourt

    A federal judge issued an emergency order Sunday blocking federal immigration authorities from transferring an 18-year-old Milford High School student of Brazilian nationality out of Massachusetts for at least 72 hours, court records show. The order came on the heels of a habeas corpus petition, in which his attorneys challenged the constitutionality of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s detention.

  • 4 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

    June 03, 2025 Even though Asian and Pacific Islander American residents are the fastest-growing racial demographic in Massachusetts, little is known about the community’s diverse concerns, leading to less representation in public policy. “We haven’t done a look at the political behavior and look at policy preferences of Asian Americans,” said Paul Watanabe, director of the UMass Boston Institute for Asian American Studies, noting that other reports and polls don’t include Asian Americans.

  • 4 days ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Sarah Betancourt

    Even though Asian and Pacific Islander American residents are the fastest-growing racial demographic in Massachusetts, little is known about the community’s diverse concerns, leading to less representation in public policy. “We haven’t done a look at the political behavior and look at policy preferences of Asian Americans,” said Paul Watanabe, director of the UMass Boston Institute for Asian American Studies, noting that other reports and polls don’t include Asian Americans.

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Sarah Betancourt
Sarah Betancourt @sweetadelinevt
14 May 25

From ICE oversight hearing: “Since the unaccompanied alien children initiative commenced in Feb 2025, over 1,500 individuals have been arrested, including 361 criminal & 1,216 administrative arrests.” How this is actually playing out on the ground in MA: https://t.co/21GfEtcSr3

Sarah Betancourt
Sarah Betancourt @sweetadelinevt
14 May 25

Fabian Schmidt is unassuming, wearing a light blue polo shirt, surrounded by his indoor plants, and earnest in describing the nightmare of the past two months. https://t.co/QOVcCTYgUj @GBHNews

Sarah Betancourt
Sarah Betancourt @sweetadelinevt
14 May 25

Colleague @SamZTurken writes about last night's Worcester city council meeting and the ongoing discontent residents feel toward the city after the detention of Rosane Ferreira De Oliveira by ICE, & her 16-year-old daughter by city police. @GBHNews https://t.co/LmlP2W2Vcj