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Massachusetts official announces executive order, files bill to limit ICE activity in schools, courthouses and health sites
Summary
A state official announced an executive order and proposed legislation to bar ICE from civil arrests in nonpublic parts of state buildings and to prohibit use of state property for immigration-enforcement staging; speakers said the actions aim to protect immigrant communities and public safety after local incidents.
A state official announced an executive order and legislation intended to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in sensitive locations across Massachusetts, saying the measures will take effect immediately and aim to protect immigrant communities, public safety and access to education and health care.
"I'm signing an executive order today to protect our state and state resources from ICE," Speaker 1 said, listing schools, day cares, child-care centers, churches, hospitals, health clinics and courthouses as covered locations. The speaker said the order would "prohibit[] ICE from making civil arrests in non public spaces of state buildings," bar the use of state property "for staging immigration enforcement activities," and stop state agencies from entering into new "287 g" agreements absent a clear and imminent…
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