by Admin-Blog | Sep 15, 2017 | IAC In The News
NEW BEDFORD — The Immigrants’ Assistance Center is set to host a DACA information and renewal session and two other community organizations are also available for renewal assistance. “We’re trying to get as many applications through as possible,” said Helena DaSilva...
by Admin-Blog | Sep 9, 2017 | IAC In The News
It is hard to know numerically how many Portuguese could face deportation due to President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — a reprieve for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children — but...
by Admin-Blog | Sep 9, 2017 | IAC In The News
Pricilla Gamboa, 21, lives in Fairhaven, goes to Bristol Community College and volunteers. Luis Gomez, 27, has his driver’s license, graduated from Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech and is in a five-year electrician apprenticeship program. Yet Gamboa and Gomez have more in...
by Admin-Blog | Aug 25, 2017 | IAC In The News
NEW BEDFORD — Uma angariação de fundos realizada no passado dia 10 de Agosto a favor do Centro de Assistência ao Imigrante reuniu mais de 200 pessoas e rendeu cerca de $30 mil para programas destinados a ajudar a comunidade imigrante a superar barreiras culturais e...
by Admin-Blog | Aug 11, 2017 | IAC In The News
NEW BEDFORD — Portuguese citizens who are deported from the United States will now have a new program to offer them support and services once they arrive in their native country, according to Immigrants’ Assistance Center Executive Director Helena da Silva Hughes. The...
by Admin-Blog | Jul 31, 2017 | IAC In The News
NEW BEDFORD — Maria Medeiros deixou-se dominar pela emoção, não conseguindo controlar as lágrimas de alegria após se ter tornado cidadã norte-americana, numa cerimónia de naturalização que teve lugar na passada sexta-feira, no Centro de Assistência ao Imigrante em New...