Overview

• DHS confirmed a new ICE surge in Massachusetts dubbed Patriot 2.0, promoted as targeting serious offenders, with border czar Tom Homan saying resources in sanctuary jurisdictions will increase and the effort could be sustained.
• Community groups and local reporting describe recent arrests and traffic stops of work vans in immigrant neighborhoods including Lowell, New Bedford, Lynn, Saugus, and Everett.
• The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Boston over its Trust Act after designating the city a sanctuary jurisdiction that impedes federal immigration enforcement.
• Mayor Michelle Wu said no city resources will be used to assist federal operations and pledged to contest any unlawful actions, while Governor Maura Healey criticized the surge as political theater.
• Independent reporting has challenged the "worst of the worst" framing, noting that May’s Operation Patriot produced roughly 1,500 arrests in the Boston region and included many people with no criminal convictions.