A new internship program is looking to investigate health disparities among Massachusetts immigrant population. The Immigrant Scholar Internship Program at the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research is designed to have scholars examine the health of immigrants. According to a 2021 report, residents in the city of Chelsea, 45% of whom are foreign born, said fear of immigration repercussions prevented them from seeking critical health care. .
People in northwest Washington are holding a vigil at Bellingham City Hall for an immigrant farmworker who died five years ago, and calling for a resource center to help other residents. Honesto Silva Ibarra died in 2017 while working in triple-digit heat. A state investigation of Ibarra s death found the farm where he worked violated requirements for regular breaks. .