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Acton residents describe federal immigration enforcement activity; select board highlights state guidance and hotline resources
Summary
Public commenters described what they said were aggressive federal immigration-enforcement actions in town; select board members cited new state Attorney General guidance and local hotline resources for reporting and verification.
At the start of the June 2 meeting, several residents told the Acton Select Board they were alarmed by federal immigration-enforcement activity in town, describing unmarked vehicles, masked agents and at least two detentions.
Resident Lila Ramachandran said she spent hours canvassing neighbors and that she "witnessed at least 6 vehicles and plenty of masked men who refused to identify themselves. They were staking out a local business, parked illegally, and blocking traffic." Ramachandran described holding an elementary-age child who had…
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