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Cambridge reviews ICE surge, legal steps and supports for residents amid national enforcement actions

Cambridge City Council · January 26, 2026
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City Manager Ian Wong told the City Council Cambridge is coordinating regional responses to ICE activity, funding legal assistance, running 'know your rights' trainings, and monitoring potential federal funding gaps and temporary protected status expirations for affected residents.

City Manager Ian Wong updated the Cambridge City Council Jan. 26 on national immigration enforcement developments and the city’s response strategy.

Wong said Cambridge has convened cross‑departmental meetings and joined 17‑city metro mayor discussions in Greater Boston to share practices and prepare for possible local surges. The city has funded and expanded legal clinics in partnership with De Novo and Greater Boston Legal Services, distributed…

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