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Officials and community leaders say ICE operations are reducing school attendance, health visits and courthouse participation
Summary
District attorneys, school and health leaders told Governor Healy's press event that ICE enforcement has led families to skip school and medical care and to avoid courthouses; Chelsea and Brockton officials recounted attendance drops and missed appointments as rationale for state action.
At a Jan. 22 press event where Governor Healy announced an executive order and new legislation restricting Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in "sensitive" locations, multiple local officials described concrete harms to schools, health care and the courts.
Chelsea Schools Superintendent Aomie Abeita said the district saw a sharp drop in attendance after a local ICE action. Citing district figures, she said the district has 6,130 students and described a significant spike in absences in the days that followed,…
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