New Bedford Light

5 days ago | newbedfordlight.org | Kevin G. Andrade

The New Bedford immigrant who was arrested after agents smashed the window of his vehicle on April 14 is still in custody in New Hampshire even though a judge ordered his release Thursday. Juan Francisco Méndez will likely remain in custody as Immigration and Customs Enforcement files formal charges. An administrative error caused  Méndez to be assigned multiple Alien Registration Numbers, creating confusions among the lawyers, the courts and ICE, according to his lawyer, Ondine Gálvez Sniffin.

6 days ago | newbedfordlight.org | Frederick Hewett

At a time when the Trump administration is doing everything in its power to stop the development of offshore wind, it’s heartening to hear of Vineyard Wind’s victory in the Supreme Court (Supreme Court rejects 2 challenges to Vineyard Wind, May 6). While the fishing industry’s lobbyist, Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, may have some valid concerns, Vineyard Wind has run the gauntlet of dozens of environmental permitting processes during its design and construction.

6 days ago | newbedfordlight.org | Kevin G. Andrade

CHELMSFORD — A New Bedford man whose April detention during an immigration raid made international headlines, with video of federal agents smashing in his car window, is set to be released as soon as Thursday after an immigration judge found the Department of Homeland Security did not file charges in the case. Judge Donald Ostrom declared a failure to prosecute Juan Francisco Méndez Thursday morning after a motion by Ondine Gálvez Sniffin, Méndez’s attorney.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Kevin G. Andrade |Eleonora Bianchi

NEW BEDFORD — Juan Ramón Alegría Rodas, 43, prepared a dinner he would never eat: ribs, wings, a radish salad. By 7 p.m. on Monday, his wife, Patricia, and their 15-year-old daughter, Melissa, sat at the table, the third plate untouched. His absence hung over the meal, leaving a family caught between hunger and dread, unsure whether to lift their forks or simply sit in silence. Rodas was arrested on Monday in the North End of New Bedford while on his way to pick up his daughter from school.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied petitions from the fishing industry and a conservative think tank challenging the Vineyard Wind project, rejecting their March requests that the country’s highest court hear their cases.