New Bedford Light

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Eleonora Bianchi |Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — Congressman Bill Keating is demanding answers from top Trump administration officials about the violent arrest of an undocumented Guatemalan man in New Bedford on Monday. In a letter on Thursday to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, Keating said the man, Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, was in the process of receiving derivative asylum status through his wife, an asylee, and requested that he be reunited with his wife and son, absent a criminal record.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Gerardo Beltran Salinas |Eleonora Bianchi |Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement gave “misleading” and “last-minute” information to city law enforcement and has not responded to the city’s requests for more information about the violent arrest of a New Bedford immigrant this week, according to Mayor Jon Mitchell. Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, an immigrant from Guatemala with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested on Monday.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Gerardo Beltran Salinas

A Guatemalan immigrant with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested Monday on Tallman Street after federal agents shattered the glass on his vehicle as he and his wife waited inside the car for their lawyer to arrive. Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, who was taken to an undisclosed location, has been in the United States for two years and was undocumented, but pursuing an adjustment of his immigration status, according to his attorney, Ondine Gálvez.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Gerardo Beltran Salinas

Read in EnglishAsistir a la universidad puede ser un reto financiero para muchas familias, lo que lleva a que muchos jóvenes no puedan inscribirse o abandonen sus estudios por falta de recursos. Sin embargo, en Massachusetts, las becas estatales pueden cubrir hasta el costo total de una carrera universitaria, permitiendo que los estudiantes accedan gratuitamente a universidades estatales y colegios comunitarios.

1 week ago | newbedfordlight.org | Gerardo Beltran Salinas

Lee en españolAttending college can be a financial challenge for families, leading many young people to either not go or drop out due to lack of resources. In Massachusetts, however, state scholarships can cover as much as the full cost of college tuition, allowing students to study free of charge at state universities and community colleges.