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