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Decision comes amid raids of communities and workplaces across the U.S. and during the 2026 tax filing season BOSTON — Immigrant and taxpayer advocates celebrate the decision by a federal court on Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of tax-related data from the…

  For Immediate Release:  After Major Court Victory in Massachusetts, Legal Advocates Bring Home Equity Theft Battle to the Supreme Court BOSTON, MA — The Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (Legal Foundation), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), and law firm Greenberg Traurig filed an amicus…

GBLS, Asian Law Caucus, and Keker, Van Nest, & Peters LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of groups that provide taxpayer services and advocate for the rights and needs of immigrant communities. The lawsuit asks for a block of the receipt and…

Immigrant advocacy groups have demanded the records of the Trump administration’s database on immigrant workers. At least 90,000 persons’ information has already been shared by federal agencies with immigration enforcement through secret agreements.  Read more here about the litigation GBLS and the…

Today, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution in support of legislation to end debt-based driving restrictions. The resolution, filed by Councilors Liz Breadon, Henry Santana, and Benjamin Weber, supports the Road to Opportunity Act (S.2368/H.3662), introduced by Representative Brandy Fluker…

With the ban on renter-paid broker’s fees signed into law by Governor Healey in the FY 2026 state budget, accessing housing will become more affordable for thousands of Massachusetts renters as of Aug. 1. GBLS and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute applaud the Legislature’s proposal that led to…

A coalition of advocates working to end debt-based driving restrictions will testify before the Joint Committee on Transportation on Tuesday, July 8 at  at the Massachusetts State House. License suspensions as a result of outstanding E-ZPass fees, parking tickets, and other infractions unrelated to…

STASH’S PIZZA OWNER CONVICTED OF FORCED LABOR CHARGES AFTER YEARS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND IMMIGRATION THREATS AGAINST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS  BOSTON, MA – In federal court today, a jury convicted Stash’s Pizza owner Steve Papantoniadis of three counts of forced labor and three counts of…

Preliminary approval has been granted in the class action lawsuit against SafeRent Solutions co-counseled by GBLS, Cohen Milstein, and National Consumer Law Center on behalf of Massachusetts housing voucher recipients. The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts has allowed a $2.275 million settlement…

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced a settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit Marsters v. Healey brought by GBLS, the Center for Public Representation, Justice in Aging, and the law firm Foley Hoag LLP on behalf of older adults, people with serious mental…