ACLU of Massachusetts calls proposed ICE detainer bill unconstitutional
‘Any attempt to revert to a system that supports Trump’s politically motivated anti-immigrant policies would be a step in the wrong direction.’
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‘Any attempt to revert to a system that supports Trump’s politically motivated anti-immigrant policies would be a step in the wrong direction.’
Bill would undermine landmark court decision, which held that Massachusetts law enforcement officers cannot warrantlessly hold people on ICE detainers.
Baker’s proposal attempts to authorize local law enforcement to detain people without due process.
Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, today released the following statement in response to Governor Baker’s
Trump administration can’t ask Massachusetts to join its deportation machine, court rules.
Court ruled that Massachusetts law enforcement officers cannot warrantlessly hold people on ICE detainers.