Helena DaSilva Hughes

If your family immigrated to the United States you'd want to know someone like Helena DaSilva Hughes at New Bedford's Immigrants' Assistance Center.

New Bedford Immigrants Assistance Center President Helena DaSilva Hughes says citizenship applications have increased over 300 percent in the past two years.

After their harrowing escape last year, six Afghan families are facing new challenges in their new home here in New Bedford.

Helena DaSilva Hughes expects three to five families will arrive in New Bedford, at least to start.