Overview
- State Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven posted a profane video calling for Massachusetts to block police, courts, prisons, and jails from communicating with ICE and to hold agents liable under state law.
- She cited efforts to end local deputization agreements and criticized data-sharing practices, saying ICE uses geolocation, license plate readers, and biometric data gathered by local authorities.
- Uyterhoeven encouraged residents to join the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network hotline that tracks and responds to ICE activity in the state.
- Reports of 24 SUVs delivered to ICE’s Burlington facility fueled concern about a larger operation, while DHS declined to discuss potential future actions in Massachusetts.
- Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu voiced concern about ICE’s presence as DHS defended its enforcement, touted thousands of arrests in Minnesota, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem named Charles Wall ICE’s deputy director.