Overview
- U.S. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the operation was highly targeted and based on law enforcement intelligence, not a public tip, and she stated all nine detainees were in the country illegally.
- Zac Segal, president of the BU College Republicans, posted that he had been calling ICE for months and took credit for the Nov. 4 detentions; he interns for GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, whose campaign distanced itself from his social media.
- Attorney Todd Pomerleau and the car wash manager say several detainees have valid work permits they were not allowed to retrieve during the raid, with multiple bond hearings set for next week.
- The Allston Car Wash owner called the student’s public labeling of his workforce “reckless” and said the business has reduced hours while assisting employees’ families.
- Political fallout widened as College Republicans of America praised Segal, Democrats pressed Shortsleeve to denounce him, and most Massachusetts Republicans stayed quiet while Senate candidate John Deaton warned against racial profiling.