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Massachusetts governor signs order and files bill to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals, houses of worship and courthouses
Summary
Governor Healy signed an executive order and filed legislation aiming to bar ICE from making warrantless civil arrests in sensitive locations across Massachusetts and to limit use of state property for staging immigration enforcement. The administration cited declines in school attendance and health-care avoidance as harms prompting the move.
Governor Healy announced on Jan. 22 that she had filed legislation and signed an executive order intended to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in "sensitive" locations across Massachusetts, including schools, day cares, houses of worship, health clinics and courthouses.
"Today, I'm filing legislation to keep ICE out of our schools, day cares, other childcare centers, churches, hospitals, health clinics, and our courthouses," Healy said. She called recent federal enforcement tactics "wrong" and said they "don't make us safer." Healy said the order and bill seek to restore trust in government so residents will not avoid reporting crimes or seeking services.
The executive order Healy described includes three immediate…
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