Boston Police and federal ICE officials are arguing over detainer requests — and the faxes that the feds sent
The bureaucratic tiff comes as immigration enforcement remains at the fore of pubic debate, and as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed mass deportations.
ICE clashes with Boston Police over immigration detainer requests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials disputed claims from the Boston Police Department that it refused 15 requests to detain people who faced deportation last year, saying police in fact denied nearly 200 such requests.
How many ICE requests did Boston police receive in 2024? It depends on who you ask
ICE says it issued 198 detainer requests with the Boston Police Department last year. BPD Commissioner Michael Cox said there were only 15.
Boston police declined 15 ICE requests to detain suspected undocumented immigrants last year, officials say
The Boston Police Department did not fulfill 15 requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in 2024.
ICE blasts Boston: Feds say BPD refused 198 immigration detainer requests for ‘egregious crime’ in 2024, not 15
Federal authorities said the Boston Police Department refused to act on 198 immigration detainer requests last year, far exceeding the 15 reported by BPD’s commissioner, while blasting the city for jeopardizing “public safety and national security.
Boston police point to fax communication in disagreement with ICE
Boston police say state and local laws prevent them from detaining a person solely based on immigration status.
Boston police refused to act on 15 immigration detainer requests from ICE last year
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