Boston – Detained at work outside the court and in the subway store parking lots Boston President Donald Trump aims to strengthen immigration enforcement with so-called sanctuary cities.
When family members are in trouble in their families – fear of leaving and risk of being detained – advocates report the presence of unmarked U.S. immigrant and customs enforcement vehicles sitting in parking lots and other public areas throughout the immigrant community, the agent appears to be targeting the van. A man filmed a video in which three gardeners worked on the property of Saugus Town Hall after agents smashed truck windows.
Just north BostonEverett canceled its annual Hispanic Heritage Month, and its mayor said it is “incorrect to hold celebrations when community members may not be safe to attend”.
The actions were praised by public officials such as New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who signed legislation this year to ban its state policies, vowing not to let New Hampshire “go away from Massachusetts.” Ice starts to take advantage of New Hampshire airports this summer for about an hour Boston Shipment of New England detainees.
However, others believe that ice has more harm than good in Massachusetts.
“It really adds fear in the community, which is already incredible,” said Elizabeth Sweet, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
Photo: Ice crackdown intensifies Boston as shelter city faces Trump’s latest move
City likes Boston Chicago – Mayor Brandon Johnson also condemned the Trump administration’s recent immigration crackdown, calling it an example of “tyranny” – a target of law enforcement in recent days. Trump also threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, despite his wavering in military deployment last week.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Mayor Michelle Wu on September 4 Boston And its police department, in its sanctuary city policies, claimed they were interfering in immigration enforcement. In response, Wu accused Trump of “attacking the city to cover up the government’s failure.”
Now, ICE has launched an operation called Patriot 2.0 in May Crackdown, with nearly 1,500 immigrants detained in Massachusetts. Its latest move is a few days before the preliminary mayoral election, where the current Wu is easily winning. The mayor has become a regular target for her defense of the city and its so-called asylum policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents.
Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security, said Boston The emergence of “the worst criminal illegal foreigner” that will focus on living in Massachusetts.
“Mayor like Wu not only attracts and harbors crimes, not only attracts and harbors crimes, but also protects their asylum policies in the danger of law-abiding American citizens.
The agency did not respond to the Associated Press request for the number of immigrants detained since Patriot 2.0.
ICE has signed a contract to detain people from multiple correctional facilities in New England, including county jails and federal jails in Berlin, New Hampshire, and privately operated jails publicly owned in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
Volunteers carrying detainees from Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire have monitored flights since early August, recording more than 300 transfers, with at least five flights per week from New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Maine and Massachusetts. David Holt said all detainees were in trouble.
Protesters gathered at venues such as the Ice Bureau in Burlington, where three participants were arrested on trespassing charges.
The Massachusetts Immigration Justice Network Luce’s hotline is equipped with interpreters in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin and Haitian Creole to collect information about Bingbing. The group called for volunteers to speak, such as Cape Verde, Nepal and Vietnamese, to help manage the influx.
Kevin Lam, co-executive director of the Asian American Resources Workshop for community groups engaged in immigration and other issues, Kevin Lam, Boston The community detained last week.
He and other advocates say many immigrants expressed concern about daily tasks, such as picking up children at school and riding public transportation. However, he said many people are still at work and some are willing to be detained because they are the primary breadwinner of their families.
“Many of them are like, ‘Yes, every day when I go out, it’s a risk, but I need to work hard to serve my family.”
Leah Foley, a Republican U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, said she is “100% supportive” of ICE’s latest action in the state, and her office will not hesitate to prosecute immigrants without legal status who have committed crimes. In the raid on the ice called “collateral arrests”, non-criminals were also swept away.
“We are prepared to prosecute individuals who violate all federal laws, including those who have been deported and those who attack federal law enforcement officers or obstruct or interfere with federal officials in their work,” she said in a statement to the Associated Press.
Advocates like Lam have delayed claims that ICE agents are targeting criminals only, saying there is less protection for asylum seekers and other legal persons, a strategy that seems to go far beyond the “bad immigrants” with records.
Alexandra Peredo Carroll, Director of Legal Education and Advocacy Boston– Based on the Mabel Center for Immigration Justice, the Trump administration “try to adapt people to narratives that are illegal or violated the law, when in reality, many of them are actually people who are going through legal processes.”
“I think you’re going to see how more and more families will tear apart, how individuals without a criminal history will be in the form of relief, and pending applications will be rounded up,” she said.
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Lammer reported from Concord, New Hampshire.
