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What to know about the Celtics' playoff series against the 76ers

After a strong regular season, the Celtics are now a trendy pick to return to the NBA Finals.

Sports

The Celtics will begin their postseason this weekend with a winnable series against one of their most frequent playoff rivals: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Philadelphia 76ers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2026/04/16/sixers-play-in-win-sets-up-showdown-with-rival-celtics" data-vars-content-id="eaa56e26-5fc6-4109-bf14-623260d7a83b" data-vars-headline="What to know about the Celtics&#x27; playoff series against the 76ers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2026/04/16/sixers-play-in-win-sets-up-showdown-with-rival-celtics" target="_self">the Philadelphia 76ers</a>.Why it matters: Many expected Boston to take a step back from contention this year. But after a strong regular season, the Celtics are now <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a trendy pick" data-vars-click-url="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nba-playoffs-expert-predictions-picks-232626883.html" data-vars-content-id="eaa56e26-5fc6-4109-bf14-623260d7a83b" data-vars-headline="What to know about the Celtics&#x27; playoff series against the 76ers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nba-playoffs-expert-predictions-picks-232626883.html" target="_blank">a trendy pick</a> to return to the NBA Finals.

Healey proposes restricting social media access for teens under 16

The bill would limit use of a social media app to two hours a day and block pings during school.

Politics

Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her own proposal to limit social media use among teens under age 16.Why it matters: That makes <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="three major competing bills" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/08/massachusetts-house-senate-cellphone-ban-social-media-youth-children-schools-healey-bill" data-vars-content-id="32b7e7e0-7a5b-438f-bdeb-c331599090ed" data-vars-headline="Healey proposes restricting social media access for teens under 16" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/08/massachusetts-house-senate-cellphone-ban-social-media-youth-children-schools-healey-bill" target="_self">three major competing bills</a> reining in youth social media use on Beacon Hill, with just over three months to hash out a compromise.

Boston's noncitizen voting push faces Beacon Hill roadblock

The Legislature's aversion to the issue dates back to the 19th century

As Boston leaders weigh letting noncitizens vote in local elections, the idea was effectively killed by a panel of Massachusetts Democrats last week.Why it matters: Beacon Hill&#x27;s aversion to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the issue" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2018/07/09/boston-non-citizens-vote-immigrants-local-elections" data-vars-content-id="d2a8c29d-6ee6-43eb-84ef-31479c41e5c2" data-vars-headline="Boston&#x27;s noncitizen voting push faces Beacon Hill roadblock" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2018/07/09/boston-non-citizens-vote-immigrants-local-elections" target="_self">the issue</a> dates back to the 19th century, when Massachusetts first imposed a literacy test to keep foreigners from casting ballots.

Boston judge blocks ICE from detaining refugees

The judge issued a stay on a new federal policy that would let agents detain refugees.

Immigration

A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked federal immigration agents from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="detaining refugees" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/03/10/refugees-iine-trump-administration" data-vars-content-id="877a8dd2-12c3-4365-8782-e2d4c9201fac" data-vars-headline="Boston judge blocks ICE from detaining refugees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/03/10/refugees-iine-trump-administration" target="_self">detaining refugees</a>.Why it matters: The order offers a reprieve for refugees, who were vetted to enter the country legally and apply for legal permanent residency after a year only to be targeted for deportation.

Mass. House to advance bill preserving due process for local immigrants

House leaders said they expect a vote on the bill in the next few weeks.

Massachusetts House lawmakers plan to advance a bill Friday that would limit how police forces, jails and state agencies work with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/ice-immigrant-detention-warehouses-spending" data-vars-content-id="46bf6208-3510-40f3-8026-58bbbfb216dd" data-vars-headline="Mass. House to advance bill preserving due process for local immigrants" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/ice-immigrant-detention-warehouses-spending" target="_self">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a>.The big picture: Massachusetts Democrats are trying to preserve the state&#x27;s due process protections for all residents, regardless of immigration status or criminal history. <ul><li>That would defy the Trump administration&#x27;s nationwide efforts to limit due process rights and other protections to citizens.</li></ul>

32BJ, airport workers sue Trump admin. for revoking security clearances

The workers are TPS holders, asylum seekers and green card applicants.

The union 32BJ SEIU is suing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Customs and Border Protection" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/noem-dhs-contracts-backlog" data-vars-content-id="ac1c0e3f-000a-4a39-87ef-0fc1216ea602" data-vars-headline="32BJ, airport workers sue Trump admin. for revoking security clearances" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/noem-dhs-contracts-backlog" target="_self">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a> after workers with temporary immigration protections were kicked off their jobs at Boston&#x27;s Logan International Airport.Why it matters: Union leaders say the Trump administration is ostracizing foreign-born workers with legal permission to work in the U.S.

Boston-area refugees in limbo as Trump admin. upends program

One refugee says he applied for a green card early last year. He's still waiting for a response.

When Abdulrahmn came to Boston, he told his case specialist he wanted to learn everything he could about American culture.<ul><li>The Sudanese refugee sought to explore the city&#x27;s museums, master English and find work in his new country.</li></ul>

Mass. groups fight lawsuit that could upend census, representation

MIRA and the NAACP joined a lawsuit that could have major implications for Massachusetts.

A little-known lawsuit filed 1,200 miles away could have major implications for Massachusetts&#x27; political representation and federal funding.The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2020 census" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2021/08/08/2020-census-unanswered-questions" data-vars-content-id="3490122d-5fc9-4220-a563-b429a9430679" data-vars-headline="Mass. groups fight lawsuit that could upend census, representation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2021/08/08/2020-census-unanswered-questions" target="_self">2020 census</a> and its inclusion of undocumented immigrants continues to face challenges more than five years after the count&#x27;s completion.

Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post

The Department of Homeland Security singled him out in a post during President Trump's speech.

A Milford teen who was briefly detained by federal immigration agents last year went to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of the Union" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/25/2026-state-of-the-union-trump-key-moments" data-vars-content-id="b002d20b-4301-43ac-9a1c-070e816b1f9f" data-vars-headline="Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/25/2026-state-of-the-union-trump-key-moments" target="_self">State of the Union</a> as a guest Tuesday — only to leave partway through after getting singled out online by the Trump administration.Why it matters: Marcelo Gomes da Silva <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="became a poster child" data-vars-click-url="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-volleyball-arrest-eighteen-gomes-da-silva-milford/" data-vars-content-id="b002d20b-4301-43ac-9a1c-070e816b1f9f" data-vars-headline="Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-volleyball-arrest-eighteen-gomes-da-silva-milford/" target="_blank">became a poster child</a> for opponents of Trump&#x27;s immigration agenda, who say federal agents have kidnapped young, undocumented people with no criminal records who contributed to their communities.

Healey moves to get ICE out of schools and hospitals

A new executive order aims to ban ICE from schools, hospitals and courthouses.

Gov. Maura Healey is shielding immigrants from federal law enforcement in sensitive Massachusetts locations like schools, hospitals and courthouses.Why it matters: It&#x27;s one of Healey&#x27;s biggest direct challenges to the Trump administration after the rescission of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="federal &quot;protected areas&quot; policies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/how-states-respond-immigration-enforcement-in-sensitive-locations/" data-vars-content-id="00351e3a-cf67-4f94-a296-5a4103a27266" data-vars-headline="Healey moves to get ICE out of schools and hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/how-states-respond-immigration-enforcement-in-sensitive-locations/" target="_blank">federal &quot;protected areas&quot; policies</a>.<ul><li>Healey argues that unbridled <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ICE activity" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/13/boston-prepares-ice-surge-wu-plans" data-vars-content-id="00351e3a-cf67-4f94-a296-5a4103a27266" data-vars-headline="Healey moves to get ICE out of schools and hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/13/boston-prepares-ice-surge-wu-plans" target="_self">ICE activity</a> in the state caused school enrollment to drop and led immigrant families to skip medical care out of fear.</li></ul>

"Kristi Noem has to go," Mass. governor says after Minneapolis shooting

Gov. Maura Healey blasted Noem for her response to Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Monday called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of a Border Patrol agent&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="killing of a man" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/25/minnesota-rare-legal-steps-investigation-alex-pretti-shooting" data-vars-content-id="d7b5d8dc-9df3-48bd-822f-613c0954e432" data-vars-headline="&quot;Kristi Noem has to go,&quot; Mass. governor says after Minneapolis shooting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/25/minnesota-rare-legal-steps-investigation-alex-pretti-shooting" target="_self">killing of a man</a> in Minneapolis.The big picture: Healey joins a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing chorus of Democrats" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/kristi-noem-impeachment-democrats-minnesota-ice" data-vars-content-id="d7b5d8dc-9df3-48bd-822f-613c0954e432" data-vars-headline="&quot;Kristi Noem has to go,&quot; Mass. governor says after Minneapolis shooting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/kristi-noem-impeachment-democrats-minnesota-ice" target="_self">growing chorus of Democrats</a> calling for Noem to be held accountable in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday.

Massachusetts bill would restrict ICE arrests in courthouses

Sen. Lydia Edwards filed a bill this week in response to arrests at and near courthouses.

A bill on Beacon Hill could make it harder for federal agents to detain someone at a courthouse over <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="civil immigration violations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/13/boston-prepares-ice-surge-wu-plans" data-vars-content-id="7d8542f9-7024-4088-b462-975149e2232c" data-vars-headline="Massachusetts bill would restrict ICE arrests in courthouses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/13/boston-prepares-ice-surge-wu-plans" target="_self">civil immigration violations</a>. Why it matters: Supporters say these arrests erode the due process rights of people showing up to court, like the man who was detained in an alley behind the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="East Boston courthouse" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-01-13/data-offers-glimpse-into-ice-agents-presence-in-boston-district-courts" data-vars-content-id="7d8542f9-7024-4088-b462-975149e2232c" data-vars-headline="Massachusetts bill would restrict ICE arrests in courthouses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-01-13/data-offers-glimpse-into-ice-agents-presence-in-boston-district-courts" target="_blank">East Boston courthouse</a> in November.