County amends its executive-order resolution to reflect Massachusetts Protect Act
Barnstable County commissioners voted unanimously to amend a 2026 county resolution implementing Massachusetts Executive Order 6-50, extending the county's ban on deputizing local police and limiting use of county resources for civil immigration enforcement in line with the Massachusetts Protect Act.
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Commissioner Sheila Bergstrom moved to amend the county's 2026 resolution implementing Massachusetts Executive Order 6-50 to incorporate the recently passed Massachusetts Protect Act, asking to extend the order's restrictions to county-owned and leased properties. "I move to amend...the resolution implementation of Massachusetts executive order 6 50 as it relates to Barnstable County owned and leased properties to reflect the passage of the Massachusetts Protect Act," Bergstrom said as she introduced the motion.
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