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ICE Launches 'Patriot 2.0' Raids in Massachusetts as DOJ Sues Boston Over Sanctuary Law

The multiweek enforcement push targets people released from local jails despite federal requests to hold them, intensifying a showdown over Boston’s sanctuary policy.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
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Homeland Security police officer stands behind a press conference called by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to respond to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding that Boston lift its sanctuary city policies, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., August 19, 2025. A sanctuary city is a jurisdiction that has laws and policies that limit or prevent local law enforcement from assisting federal officers with civil immigration arrests.
Boston, MA – September 4: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey delivers remarks regarding statewide vaccine access during a press conference at the Massachusetts State House on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Ben Pennington/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Overview

  • A DHS spokesperson confirmed weekend raids across Boston and nearby communities that resulted in dozens of arrests under the new Patriot 2.0 operation.
  • The effort is expected to run for several weeks and is focused on immigrants whom ICE says were released from custody despite attempts to take them from local jails, according to reports citing federal sources.
  • Two days before the raids, the Justice Department sued the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Boston Police Department seeking to block the Boston Trust Act.
  • Gov. Maura Healey labeled the operation political theater, and Mayor Wu said city resources will not be used to assist mass deportations as Boston prepares for a legal fight.
  • Key details remain unclear, including agent numbers and the full footprint of the operation, though reports noted ICE-marked vehicles in Harvard Square and activity in Clinton.