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The adopted order states the temporary committee on rules will consist of nine members, two of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader. It also creates a subcommittee \"to consist of members of the temporary committee appointed by the chair\" and directs that the subcommittee focus on \"the orders letter of January 3, 2025 and of chapter 250 of the acts of 2024.\" The motion to suspend the rules and consider the order forthwith was made by the senator identified on the record as the senator from Worcester and Hampshire (Senator Durant); the chair announced, \"The ayes have it. The order is adopted.\"

Following adoption, Senate President Cameron E. Spilka filed a communication with the clerk naming members appointed to the temporary committee on rules. The president's communication listed Joan B. Lovely as chair; Cindy F. Beeman as vice chair; William M. Brownsberger; Joan M. Comerford; Paul R. Feeney; Senator Kennedy; Carvalho M. Payano; and others as set out in the filed text. The communication states the committee \"will focus on delivering important reforms throughout senate rules and jury rules to better inform and engage the public in our work.\" The formation and the president's communication were ordered printed in the Senate journal.

Separately, a motion by Senator Driscoll of Norfolk (motion on the record) to take \"the communication from the order of the Commonwealth, senate docket number 18\" from the files and refer it to the subcommittee on chapter 250 of the Acts of 2024 was adopted; the chair said, \"The ayes have it. The motion prevails.\" No roll-call vote tally by member names was provided in the recorded excerpt.

The Senate then adjourned to meet again on Thursday at 11 a.m., as recorded on the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session of January 6, 2024","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate adopted an order establishing a nine-member temporary committee on rules and a subcommittee to consider matters related to chapter 250 of the Acts of 2024; the president filed appointments for the committee.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, Massachusetts","taxId",23888,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6394712,"Senator questions state handling of federal immigration detainers after headlines about shelter crimes",412,58400,470975,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2102629-107a25eb4c862bae3620687da839bca5&start=58&end=470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2102629-107a25eb4c862bae3620687da839bca5/thumbnail_58400.jpg","/articles/6394712/Massachusetts/Senator-questions-state-handling-of-federal-immigration-detainers-after-headlines-about-shelter-crimes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6394712-6045a2f463fd091b76ed53c2506b9887/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168513&Signature=A54vsVa48Z7RnvfVpTvcQGvIL709JcCi36Vy1wnxC5JZ1Q-i7BWToiHMIuP2Zw-KGr6UG7CeU1FynJWc8UqzQY4EuQBNTJeHUJFqJHo37q2S5KQ9fqO3SNo6znGZO8-s2CMuSiA7Eyj2BnBq8tBNIVyyIQVB8qIpVOzG1Psfa3SvUryZWWPdQEIeqDXZiBA3Pv55OGFtO2C1zyjG33jX3qOaoYjFxubAfiCya2G~H7cYDAIw9iRPwwGVk0Dpey16kw1YuLwYjL~fhG6ufE2GUyX9~ZZvyhiWXI3KPx-OHcv1Ezlpxfi9EcK1ay~8gUdpLFopMMmcPNte0tRTXuIX9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Fabin, speaking on the Senate floor, pressed state government leaders and agencies to act on what he described as gaps in the Commonwealth's ability to keep communities safe when federal immigration authorities identify potentially dangerous individuals.

\"What are we waiting for? Are we waiting for someone to be murdered? Are we waiting for someone to die?\" Senator Fabin asked, citing recent news accounts he said involved people released from custody and criminal allegations. He described multiple headlines — including a Middlesex Superior Court case involving \"a 38 year old Guatemalan national\" arraigned on charges described in the record as \"aggravated **** of a child with force and attempted **** of a child by force,\" a sexual assault of a minor that he said occurred in a state shelter, and a report of a Chelsea shelter resident alleged to be in possession of \"$1,000,000 of drugs including Fentanyl and cocaine, and an AR 15.\" He attributed those examples to press reports and framed them as reasons the Legislature and executive branch should reconsider state practice.

Fabin focused much of his remarks on the Lund decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and on a trial-court policy he characterized as creating barriers to communication with federal immigration authorities. He quoted the policy on the Senate floor: \"request by Department of Homeland Security officials for information regarding an individual or an individual's case, whether made in a civil immigration detainer or made directly to court personnel shall be treated by court employees in the same manner as would be a request for information from other members of the general public.\" He called that approach \"outrageous\" and said it treated Department of Homeland Security inquiries like \"Joe Blow from the street.\"

Fabin urged colleagues to change state law or practice, saying the Lund decision \"essentially determined that Massachusetts law provides no authority for Massachusetts court officers to arrest and hold an individual solely on the basis of a federal civil immigration detainer beyond the time that the individual would otherwise be entitled to be released from state custody.\" He said lawmakers had not changed the standard since the 2017 decision and vowed to continue efforts to do so.

The senator pointed to California as an example of a state that permits certain communication between state courts and federal immigration enforcement. He did not introduce a specific bill on the floor during this statement, and no formal vote related to detainer policy was taken during the recorded portion of the session.

Fabin concluded: \"Are we waiting for someone to die for the benefit of our communities, for the safety of our families? This must end, and my answer is no.\"","A state senator urged changes to how Massachusetts responds to federal immigration detainers, citing recent headlines and the 2017 Lund decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate adopts order creating temporary committee on rules and refers Chapter 250 matter to subcommittee

Senator questions state handling of federal immigration detainers after headlines about shelter crimes