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Boston Globe
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
In US court, due process rulings have been word for word
In orders asserting their Advertisement They pointed to language in a landmark 1982 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the rights of undocumented children to a free public education, which reads: 'even aliens whose presence in this country is unlawful, have long been recognized as 'persons' guaranteed due process of law by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment.' US District Judge Indira Talwani, in an order issued April 28, was the first to stress the constitutional rights of immigrants, when she prevented the government from transferring an immigrant to another jurisdiction. The next day, Judge Leo T. Sorokin wrote a nearly identical order, then a dozen other judges adopted that language in orders barring the out-of-state transfer of immigrants who filed habeas petitions. The rulings have provided critical relief for immigrants in Massachusetts at a time when many are immediately being shipped to detention facilities hundreds of miles away or deported without a hearing, according to advocates. Advertisement 'It's been heartening to see,' said attorney Benjamin Tymann, who represents several immigrants who filed habeas petitions. 'These are completely reasonable orders for judges to put in place because all they are saying is, 'OK, let's hit pause' ... and make the government make some showing on the merits of their arrest.'' Immigration lawyers have accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of moving immigrants across the country to disrupt or delay efforts to challenge their arrests and removal from the United States, and to place them under the jurisdiction of more conservative federal courts. In one case, US District Judge Denise Casper temporarily barred the government from transferring 25-year-old Luis Fernando Olmos Ramirez while she considered his claim that ICE violated his rights when its agents arrested him in Lynn on May 24. Tymann argued there was 'no lawful basis' to arrest Ramirez, who was granted special immigrant juvenile status after coming to the United States from his native El Salvador as an unaccompanied minor in 2015 and has since lived with his father in Lynn. He has no criminal record and has an application pending for a Green card, according to Tymann. In her order, Casper wrote that relocating Ramirez to a facility outside Massachusetts 'will exponentially increase the risks that he will be further deprived of due process and unlawfully removed from the United States to dangerous conditions in El Salvador or elsewhere.' On June 10, Ramirez voluntarily dismissed his petition after an immigration judge released him on bond. But Tymann credits Casper's intervention with paving the way for his release. Advertisement 'Without the no-transfer order, he may have been sent to Texas or somewhere else,' Tymann said. US Attorney Leah Foley, whose office represents the government in habeas petition cases, acknowledged in a statement that the Supreme Court 'has established that all persons in the United States have Constitutional protections, regardless of their immigration status.' She said her office has no authority to tell ICE where to house immigrants in its custody, but immediately forwards the agency the judges' orders barring the out-of-state transfer of immigrants. A spokesperson for ICE did not respond to requests for comment about the habeas petitions and allegations that agents have made unlawful arrests. But the agency has made clear that it has worked to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said during a press conference last month that agents were targeting dangerous and violent criminals, but will arrest anyone they encounter who is in the country illegally. And he argued that their rights are not being violated. 'ICE doesn't just scoop people off the street and remove them,' Lyons said. 'Everyone gets due process and that is what the US attorney's office is for. It's what the immigration courts are for.' Some of the petitions before US District Court judges were filed by people who entered the country without permission, then surrendered themselves to immigration officials and had been allowed to remain free as they pursued lawful status. They allege they were arrested without probable cause or due process while driving to work or dropping their children off at school. Advertisement In some cases, petitioners allege they were leaving the Chelmsford immigration court after judges set hearings for a future date, only to be arrested in the hallways by immigration agents and told they were facing expedited removal from the country. 'What we are seeing in this country is just an assault on the rule of law,' said attorney Todd Pomerleau, whose Boston firm, Rubin Pomerleau, filed habeas petitions on behalf of five immigrants in recent weeks. One of Pomerleau's clients, Andre Damasio Ferreira, 40, was born in Brazil, came to the United States nearly 20 years ago, and lives in Everett with his wife, who is battling cancer. Their two children, 13 and 8, are US citizens. Ferreira, who works for a flooring company, was a passenger in a pickup truck being driven by a co-worker on May 30 when they were stopped by armed ICE agents who demanded to see their passports and questioned them about their immigration status, according to Pomerleau. Ferreira was arrested and is being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility pending removal proceedings. US District Judge William G. Young issued an order June 5 temporarily blocking Ferreira's transfer out of state, using the same language as his colleagues while stressing Ferreira's constitutional rights. Young wrote that although federal district courts don't generally have jurisdiction to review orders of removal by an immigration court, they do have jurisdiction over violations of the Constitution. The government argued in court filings on June 12 that Ferreira's arrest was lawful and urged Young to dismiss his petition. ICE agents stopped Ferreira because he looked like someone else they were targeting, then discovered he was unlawfully present in the country and had previously been removed in 2005, according to the government. The judge has yet to rule on the case. Advertisement In at least two cases, immigrants were mistakenly transferred — one to Louisiana and the other to Mississippi — in violation of judges' orders, according to court filings. The US attorney's office apologized and the petitioners were brought back to the state. Though judges have issued orders halting transfers by the Trump administration as early as January, they specifically began adopting the language reinforcing immigrants' constitutional rights after the arrest of Tufts PhD student She was arrested by masked ICE agents outside her Somerville apartment in March. By the time her lawyers filed last month, a federal judge in Vermont ordered her released, while he considers her claim that the government violated her free speech and due process rights. 'Now we are seeing a lot more detentions that violate due process rights and that's not an issue that immigration judges are usually able to address,' said Shantanu Chatterjee, a Chelsea attorney who has filed habeas petitions on behalf of several immigrants. He said more immigration lawyers are seeking relief for their clients in federal district courts. The flurry of rulings 'sends a message to everyone that Advertisement Shelley Murphy can be reached at
Mint
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Mint
Agustin Ramirez drives in four as Marlins dump Braves
Rookie Agustin Ramirez homered and matched a season high with four RBIs, lifting the host Miami Marlins to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Ramirez belted a three-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. He also homered and had four RBIs in Miami's 10-8 victory over the San Diego Padres on May 28. The Friday power display paved the way to the win for Jansen Junk (2-0), who allowed one run on five hits in five innings while making his first major league start since 2023. He struck out five without walking a batter as Miami ended a two-game losing streak. Eric Wagaman and Liam Hicks each drove in a run, Kyle Stowers and Xavier Edwards both scored twice and Otto Lopez and Ramirez each had two hits as the Marlins spoiled the major league debut of Didier Fuentes (0-1). Fuentes, who turned 20 on Tuesday, yielded four runs on six hits in five innings before departing after 87 pitches. He fanned three and walked one. Fuentes became the major leagues' youngest starting pitcher since then-1-year-old Julio Urias pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2016. He is the youngest pitcher to start for the Braves since Mike McQueen did so at age 19 in 1970. Atlanta's Austin Riley launched a solo homer and Matt Olson had an RBI single to extend both his hitting streak to 11 games and on-base streak to 21 contests. Ronald Acuna Jr. collected two hits and scored once for the Braves, who lost for the second time in their past eight games overall. Atlanta, however, fell to 12-25 on the road. Stowers ripped a double to lead off the second inning before scoring on Hicks' one-out bloop single to left field. Miami broke open the game in the third as Edwards and Lopez each singled before Ramirez deposited a first-pitch curveball from Fuentes over the wall in left field. The homer was Ramirez's team-leading 11th of the season. Atlanta cut into the deficit as Acuna singled to lead off the fourth inning and advanced to third before trotting home on Olson's base hit to right field. Wagaman's ground-rule double plated Stowers in the sixth inning, and Ramirez's RBI single up the middle increased the Marlins' lead to 6-1 in the seventh. Riley went deep in the eighth inning, his first homer since June 5, but the Braves mustered nothing else the rest of the way.
Newsweek
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Russell Crowe Cast in 'Highlander' Reboot
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors He was Henry Cavill's father in "Man of Steel", and now he'll be rejoining Cavill in a different kind of adventure. Collider reports that Crowe has been cast in the Chad Stahelski-directed "Highlander" reboot, in "a key role opposite Henry Cavill" who is leading the film. There is no word yet on exactly who Crowe is playing, but our money's on Ramirez: the part originated by Sean Connery in the 1986 original. Ramirez is a mentor to the hero in the original "Highlander", who teaches Christopher Lambert's Connor MacLeod the ways of the Immortals. Read More: Dave Bautista Being Targeted for Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Road House 2' Russell Crowe attends the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on June 30, 2023 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic. Russell Crowe attends the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on June 30, 2023 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech "Highlander" reboot has been crawling along in development for years, but the last few months have seen more activity than ever. According to Collider, "Highlander" will begin production in the fall with the hope of releasing the film some time between 2027 and 2028. Along with rebooting the property, Stahelski hopes to evolve the mythology. He told Collider, "We're bringing it forward from the early 1500s in the Highlands to the beyond present-day New York and Hong Kong. There's big opportunity for action... and it's a bit of a love story — but not how you think." The director also told Collider how he sold the part to Cavill, saying, "My selling point to [Henry] was, look, you've got a guy that's been alive for over 500 years. He's the last person in the world that wanted to be in this situation." "So you get to cover quite a broad spread of a character arc... and you get to experience someone that's trained over 500 years and sort of played [with many types of] martial arts." In the original "Highlander" Lambert's MacLeod is a 16th century Scottish clansman who is accused of witchcraft when he inexplicably survives being run through during a battle. Cast out of his village, MacLeod eventually learns the truth with the arrival of Ramirez. MacLeod is an immortal who can die only if he loses his head. Other immortals exist, and one day the survivors will be drawn to a great city where they will need to fight over the Prize: something that could save humanity or could plunge the world into darkness, depending on who wins. MacLeod inevitably winds up facing off against the Kurgan (Clancy Brown), a sadistic and otherwise nameless warrior who has been hunting other immortals for centuries. "Highlander" was followed by a number of sequels, spinoff films, and spinoff TV series. More Movies: 'Toxic Avenger' Reboot Trailer Shows Best Look at Peter Dinklage's Toxie Jeremy Allen White Transforms Into Bruce Springsteen in Biopic First Look
New York Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Manny Ramirez shockingly uses Aaron Judge reference to rip Red Sox's Rafael Devers trade
The Yankees and Red Sox have become renewed trade partners in recent years, and now, Boston legends are pointing to the Bronx Bombers as a way of doing business. In the latest chapter of 'the rivalry isn't what it was 20-plus years ago,' Red Sox great Manny Ramirez used Yankees captain Aaron Judge as a reference point to drive home why he felt the Red Sox mishandled the growing tension with Rafael Devers before sending him to San Francisco in a blockbuster move Sunday. 'Devers was humiliated (by the Red Sox). It's not about pride or ego. I think the team didn't respect him or communicate with him properly,' Ramirez told MLB reporter Hector Gomez. 'I'm sure they didn't do that to (Roger) Clemens. I can't imagine the Yankees telling Judge, 'Now we're moving you to catcher.'' Ramirez perhaps better understands most of the factors surrounding the Devers trade since he had some friction with the team from 2001-08. While Ramirez didn't always please the front office with his antics, the Red Sox kept him in the lineup before dealing him during his age-36 season in 2008. 4 Manny Ramirez (b) speaks with Hector Gomez (t) on the situation. @hgomez27/X The sides' ability to co-function helped bring titles to Boston in 2004 and 2007. Ramirez believes it would have helped Devers to have mentors on the team guiding him. 'Devers needed to have people advising him there on the team. I'm telling you this because I really wasn't well, and David [Ortiz] and Pedro [Martinez] were fighting with me to advise me,' Ramirez told Gomez. 'But I was so bad, that I never let them advise me. And David Ortiz, look how he's come out on top in Boston. He let himself be advised. Most Latinos don't come out on good terms with their teams.' 4 Aaron Judge is the Yankees' captain. AP 4 Rafael Devers is now in San Francisco. Getty Images The drama between the Red Sox and Devers hit a turning point when the team signed Alex Bregman to play his position and then wanted him to move to first base, which he refused. Devers settled into his designated hitter role before the team again wanted him to go to first base due to Triston Casas' season-ending injury. President of baseball operations Craig Breslow ultimately decided to send Devers to the Giants for a package featuring two major league players and two prospects. 4 Manny Ramirez during his Red Sox tenure. AP 'We all worked at it over the last several months, going back to the offseason,' Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said Monday before a 2-0 win over the Mariners. 'Starting with Alex Cora and [Breslow] and the staff, and then up to me and all the way up to [owner] John Henry. We worked at it. We had a different vision for him going forward than he had and we couldn't get there. We couldn't find alignment and we reached that inflection point and made the decision to make a big move.' Ramirez believes the blame falls on the team, not the player. 'The Red Sox handled this Devers situation pretty badly. They should have talked to him since the beginning about him moving to a different position and not just drop that on him during spring training,' Ramirez told Gomez, as translated by Sporting News. 'It was wrong by the organization and shows the lack of the experience from the GM and the lack of a clear guide within the team. They should have never treated Devers that way.'
Arabian Post
4 days ago
- Health
- Arabian Post
Mind's Switch: Neuroscientist Rewrites Fear with Memory ‘Zapping'
Boston University neuroscientist Steve Ramirez is advancing the frontier of memory science, demonstrating how targeted activation of one memory can suppress another. Employing optogenetics and laser stimulation, Ramirez's team has successfully rewritten a negative memory in mice by triggering positive engrams—clusters of brain cells that store emotional experiences—offering fresh insight with profound therapeutic potential. At the heart of this emerging field lies the recognition that memory is dynamic, not static. Every recall subtly alters the memory itself. Ramirez's experiments took this further: they activated a fear memory in mice via engineered light-sensitive neurons, then introduced a simultaneous positive stimulus. The result? A lasting reduction in fear response when the likewise negative scenario reoccurred. This may herald a major shift in treatment of PTSD, anxiety, and depression. As Ramirez notes, the brain may already contain the tools to heal itself—by overlaying painful memories with uplifting ones in carefully timed therapeutic sessions. ADVERTISEMENT Earlier foundational work from Ramirez's lab involved creating false memories in mice. They activated engrams representing safe spaces and paired them with negative stimuli in other contexts, prompting learned fear responses in places the mice had never experienced pain—demonstrating the malleability of memory content. Exploring further, the team has mapped the hippocampal regions where positive and negative engrams are stored. A study led by Monika Shpokayte and colleagues revealed distinct molecular markers and spatial segregation for these emotional memories—a critical first step toward targeted manipulation. Expert Stephanie Grella, reflecting on the lab's findings, highlights that timing and emotional valence are crucial. Activating even neutral memories during a recall of a negative experience can disrupt fear encoding effectively. Translating this from mice to humans presents challenges. Direct optogenetic stimulation is not feasible in people. Instead, behavioural and non‑invasive methods may offer comparable effects. Psychotherapy could be adjusted to prompt vivid positive recollection precisely during re-experiencing of trauma. Transcranial magnetic or deep‑brain stimulation techniques may complement this approach, especially in severe cases. Pulled into the discussion are parallels with psychedelic‑assisted therapy. A 2021 clinical study using MDMA showed people could rewrite traumatic memory pathways, hinting at broader strategies that combine neurobiological insight with controlled behavioural intervention. Ramirez himself tempers expectations. Decades of rigorous study lie ahead before memory editing becomes a clinical tool. But he likens the early stage of memory science to the infancy of physics in the Kanarian era—descriptive yet hopeful. He envisions an eventual 'Google Maps for memory': a detailed, cellular‑level mapping of positive and negative memory networks, enabling precise diagnostics and early intervention for neurodegenerative diseases. Alongside therapeutic goals, ethical concerns loom large. The notion of erasing or altering memories raises risks of misuse or identity manipulation. Ramirez underscores that any application must be humane, ethical, and transparent—grounded in beneficence. Backed by National Geographic and multiple science grants, Ramirez's work continues to unravel memory's architecture and how emotion imbues recollection. His lab recently reported the ability to predict where memories will form before experience even occurs—a capability that may transform preventive care for dementia and Alzheimer's. The research raises compelling questions: When does a 'helping hand' in memory editing become undue influence? Who decides what deserves erasure or augmentation? How will society balance mental health advancement with autonomy and consent?
