🌱 How a Fairhaven job site stop exposed a national immigration crackdown

What's up Fairhaven! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Fairhaven job site stop exposed a national immigration crackdown

Also on today's calendar: WHITE OUT New Years Eve and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with a little snow, with a high of 37 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 39, low: 27.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• De-documentation: Legal immigrants being stripped of status, targeted for deportation (newbedfordlight.org) — An ICE stop of a van headed to a Fairhaven painting job left an 18-year-old with previously legal status suddenly unable to work and at risk of deportation, despite his ongoing immigration process. Advocates say his case reflects a broader national “de-documentation” trend, where immigrants who followed legal channels lose protections amid aggressive new federal policies and mounting court challenges.
   

📸 Around Fairhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairhaven

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• NEW YEARS EVE WHITE PARTY
  Seaport Resort and Marina, 110 Middle St, Fairhaven
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Pre-K Storytime
  Rita E. Steele Auditorium Millicent Library , 45 Center St , Fairhaven
  10:30 am

Friday December 26

• Wiggles & Giggles
  Rita E. Steele Auditorium Millicent Library , 45 Center St , Fairhaven
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Knitting Club
  Rita E. Steele Auditorium Millicent Library , 45 Center St , Fairhaven
  11:00 am

Monday December 29

• Monday Morning Play Group
  Rita E. Steele Auditorium Millicent Library , 45 Center St , Fairhaven
  9:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• WHITE OUT New Years Eve
  Seaport Resort and Marina , 110 Middle St , Fairhaven
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Christmas/New Year Recess
  B M C Durfee High School , 360 Elsbree Street , Fall River
  8:00 am
• Mixed-Level Yoga with Chelsea
  The Woods Hole Community Hall , 68 Water St , Woods Hole
  9:30 am
• Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft at North Falmouth
  East Falmouth Library North Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - North Falmouth Branch, 6 Chester Street, North Falmouth, MA, 02556
  10:00 am
• Stories, Songs and Instruments at East Falmouth
  East Falmouth Library East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Branch, 310 East Falmouth Highway, East Falmouth, MA, 02536
  10:00 am
• 3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
  Cook Memorial Theater
  10:30 am
• Intermediate Mahjong
  West Falmouth Library , 575 W Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Fairhaven. Apply here.
• Papa Gino's Holdings Corp. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Papa Gino's in Fairhaven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairhaven here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Bedford

• New Bedford Man Sentenced in Major Fentanyl Trafficking Case (wbsm.com)
• New Bedford Man Sentenced After Firing at Rival Gang Member (wbsm.com)
• Fall River Man Sentenced in Stalking and Witness Intimidation Case (wbsm.com)

Acushnet

• Man Charged With Larceny After Impersonating Inspection Officer at Milford Dunkin Donuts (hoodline.com)

Ok Fairhaven! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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