Boston ranks fifth among the 30 largest cities for family poverty, with a rate of 13.7% in 2023, according to data from FamilyAid and the City’s Early Homelessness Prevention and Intervention Program.

“If we are deported to Haiti, we will die,” said Jean, 29. With the election looming, migrants in the Boston area are scrambling to secure their legal status, terrified of what the future ...

Boston Mayor Wu leads legal challenge to Trump administration’s plans to strip immigration protections The City Council voted to reaffirm the Trust Act last month.

The beleaguered Boston City Council is not afraid to take a stand. Sometimes. If it’s politically expedient. And scores progressive brownie points.

BOSTON — A coalition of attorneys, law students, bar associations and activists called on Beacon Hill lawmakers Thursday to boost funding for civil legal aid to keep up with high ...

Locally, people on the ground have also seen other issues leading veterans to homelessness. Daniel Nagin, faculty director of the Veterans Legal Clinic at Harvard’s WilmerHale Legal Services Center, ...

Boston has a long list of firsts, including the first Dunkin Donuts and first national park. But it, unfortunately, has a high car accident rate, too. After 26 traffic fatalities in 2022, Boston ...

A pilot program in Boston will allow families facing eviction to access free legal representation in housing court. The Access to Counsel Pilot Program, announced Tuesday by the city’s Office of ...