Overview

• A DHS spokesperson said the new operation targets the worst criminal offenders following May’s Massachusetts surge dubbed Operation Patriot.
• Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said city police will not assist federal agents and vowed legal action if constitutional violations are observed.
• An Associated Press review in July found most immigrants in detention had no criminal convictions, complicating DHS claims about enforcement priorities.
• CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said local leaders have little legal authority to stop ICE from making arrests within the city.
• Border czar Tom Homan flagged forthcoming efforts in other sanctuary cities such as Chicago and ICE highlighted a Milford arrest on child sex-abuse charges as agents ramp up activity.