Healey Signs Law to Limit ICE Arrests
The law bars warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses, schools and hospitals while preserving local police authority to investigate crimes.
- On Wednesday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act , prohibiting warrantless immigration arrests at sensitive locations including courthouses, schools, and healthcare facilities.
- Lawmakers developed the legislation following President Donald Trump's federal immigration crackdown, specifically citing the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this year.
- The statute prohibits state agencies from entering formal partnerships with ICE and allows individuals to pursue legal claims against government officials for constitutional rights violations while preserving local prosecutorial authority.
- Public Safety and Security Secretary Gina Kwon stated, "Strong public safety requires strong partnerships with the communities we serve," emphasizing the law preserves trust necessary for crime reporting.
- Department of Homeland Security officials criticized the law Wednesday, arguing that "sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety" and asserting that limiting cooperation hinders federal enforcement.
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What Massachusetts's new ICE law protects, and what it doesn’t
EPISODE INFO HOST: Jennifer Smith GUEST: Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights WHEN GOV. MAURA HEALEY signed the PROTECT Act in Chelsea last week, she called it the strongest law in the country to protect people against the “dangerous” tactics of President Trump’s federal immigration enforcement actions. “Now we have parents who are afraid to send their kids to school. Moms who are afraid to take their kids to …
Massachusetts Governor Signs New Law Blocking ICE Access to Several Locations
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey signed a new law on Aug. 5 attempting to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from accessing a variety of locations across the state. Healey […] The post Massachusetts Governor Signs New Law Blocking ICE Access to Several Locations appeared first on The Western Journal.
Governor Maura Healey signed yesterday Wednesday the PROTECT Act, the law banning ICE's civilian arrests without a court order in courts, schools, crèches, and health centers in Massachusetts.The ceremony was held at La Colaborativa, a Chelsea community center that serves immigrant families for over 35 years.For thousands of Latino families in Chelsea, East Boston, and Lawrence, the new law means being able to take children to school, go to a me…
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