Simone Rios

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Haitians across the country have been awaiting the decision for weeks.

In the Boston area, a Haitian named Davidson, who asked to use his first name only for fear of being targeted by immigration officials, says the decision comes as a relief, even if it only postpones the inevitable.

The six-month extension allows Haitians to stay in the country while the case challenging the way the program was terminated plays out in court.

the government could still appeal.

For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.

Governor Healy signed an order that blocks law enforcement from signing agreements to partner with ICE.

She also filed legislation to require judicial warrants when ICE makes courthouse arrests.

The Massachusetts Democrat cited cases where serious criminal charges have been dropped because victims are afraid to testify.

States including Illinois and Connecticut have enacted similar measures.

ICE's own policy on courthouse arrests dictates that agents must observe local laws.

For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.

The Leavitt family denies any involvement in tipping ICE off, but New Hampshire court records from 2015 reveal a heated custody fight with claims that Bruna Ferreira had threatened to leave the country with her child and that Michael Leavitt, Caroline Leavitt's brother, had threatened to call immigration authorities on her.

Michael Levitt told WBUR that he wants his 11-year-old son to have a relationship with his mother, who came to the U.S.

from Brazil as a child.

But he's also urging her to self-deport, saying that could allow her to later return to the U.S.

Levitt says he did not ask his sister, the White House press secretary, for help.

Ferreira's sister says she did call Caroline Levitt after the arrest and still hasn't heard back.

For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios.

The Leavitt family denies any involvement in tipping ice off, but New Hampshire court records from 2015 reveal a heated custody fight with claims that Bruna Ferreira had threatened to leave the country with her child and that Michael Leavitt, Caroline Leavitt's brother, had threatened to call immigration authorities on her.