Marcela Rodrigues
@marcelanotes
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Education reporter @BostonGlobe.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2018
Today is my first day @BostonGlobe 🗞️ I’m so excited to join The Great Divide, an investigative team focused on inequalities in the school system. If you have any tips or Boston recommendations, please reach out at marcela.rodrigues@globe.com.
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I want to give (new!) Boston Globe education reporter @marcelanotes a shout-out for her being behind so many of the "I'm glad they wrote about this, and hey, they talked to the right people!" articles recently. Today's: https://t.co/ivnymlBEbJ
#MAEdu
bostonglobe.com
As ICE ramps up deportation operations across the country, immigrant families are having frank discussions about their immigration status.
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Students across Massachusetts are encountering a changed landscape as they head back to school. For today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point, I asked @marcelanotes about how everything from immigration enforcement to cell phone use may be different this year
bostonglobe.com
As students return to school this week, a Globe education reporter discusses how immigration, vaccination, and more may look different this year.
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Come work with our team! Happy to chat with anyone interested. https://t.co/2G0BtKzwai
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Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice, has quickly become the face of ICE operations in Massachusetts. Since his release from detention, we spent a month documenting the teen’s life. Read more @BostonGlobe: https://t.co/9rx1U6rKMx
bostonglobe.com
Few cases have galvanized more local support than Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was detained by ICE officers on his way to volleyball practice at his high school.
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The Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums played a repertoire from the 18th century in front of the Franklin Steps in downtown Boston. The group, founded in 1982, performs every year on the Fourth of July. @BostonGlobe
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Thousands gathered at the Old State House for the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
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A father self-deports before dawn. A retired postman helps a 13-yr old through an immigration hearing. A woman signs paperwork to protect her children, lest she get picked up. There are the stories of the Massachusetts families impacted by ICE. https://t.co/6CpNVzk5Lo
bostonglobe.com
Immigrant neighborhoods in Massachusetts are feeling the strain of recent ICE actions, which have intensified in recent months. The Globe spent seven days in local communities to tell their stories.
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Marcelo Gomes da Silva was welcomed to the Massachusetts State House by Governor Maura Healey, who gifted the teen a beaded rosary blessed by Pope Francis.
bostonglobe.com
In an emotional conversation that lasted about an hour, the two discussed their love for Massachusetts and the US Constitution, excitement for the upcoming World Cup, and the experiences Gomes had...
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🇺🇸 Released But Still Unsettled ▫A Milford teen spent six days in ICE detention without sunlight or a shower. Life back at home isn’t what he expected ▫@marcelanotes ▫ https://t.co/y7KgNKeiZL
#frontpagestoday #USA @BostonGlobe 🇺🇸
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In today's paper: A Milford teen spent six days in ICE detention without sunlight or a shower. Life back at home isn’t what he expected. Brian Wilson, musical visionary and celebrated leader of the Beach Boys, dies; and more. https://t.co/ZHQg0vOQYG
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“I don’t understand what the motive for this is.” Last week, I witnessed a mother from the Dominican Republic have a medical episode as ICE agents arrested her in Boston’s immigration court after her hearing. This is what these ICE arrests look like:
bostonglobe.com
A new immigration enforcement tactic has played out across the nation: ICE arrests at immigration court.
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‘Please, bring my son back’: In emotional video, family of detained Milford teen begs ICE to free their son
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The family recorded the video in Gomes’s room, where the teen shares a bunk bed with his younger brother, Miguel.
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In today's paper: Mother of detained Milford student hopes for his release, Trump’s threat to Chinese international students puts academic exchange and tuition dollars at risk in Massachusetts, and more. https://t.co/U0oICgWsAF
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Between tears, Daiane Pereira recounted how her family learned of the detainment of their son, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who authorities later said was swept up in a “collateral arrest” targeting his father.
bostonglobe.com
The arrest of the Milford High School junior, who is on the high school volleyball team and plays drums for his church’s worship service, has sparked outrage and protest in Milford.
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The Milford community is continuing to rally for Marcelo Gomes da Silva, the teen who was detained by ICE, at Tuesday night's playoff volleyball game, where the team will wear t-shirts dedicated to their teammate.
bostonglobe.com
Ahead of a Tuesday night playoff game, the Milford High School volleyball team gathered to make T-shirts sharing their message about wanting Gomes to come home.
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The family of the Milford teen detained by ICE released a video begging officials to free Marcelo Gomes da Silva from a detention facility. Watch it here.
bostonglobe.com
The family recorded the video in Gomes’s room, where the teen shares a bunk bed with his younger brother, Miguel.
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Under a 2023 Texas law, students caught with vapes must be removed to disciplinary alternative schools. More students were sent to DAEP last year than at any point in the past decade. State lawmakers are now debating whether to ease up — or double down:
dallasnews.com
State lawmakers are debating whether to ease up – or double down – on e-cigarette punishments.
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On a Monday last fall, only 52% of Cleburne ISD students came to school. Families were fearful after threats against campuses zoomed across Snapchat. A @dallasnews review of Texas Education Agency waivers shows the impact threats can on attendance: https://t.co/fEyAD92uiW
dallasnews.com
Attendance waivers analyzed by The Dallas Morning News show that many students stay home from school when there’s a perceived threat.
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Meanwhile, the Ed Lab is hiring for my former job. I’d be happy to chat and answer any questions. https://t.co/LPqe7xnxCx
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