Immigration enforcement
Stories about federal enforcement and deportation efforts in Massachusetts and across New England.
'To Boston Police Dept. From: ICE:’ Late-night faxes pressing BPD to turn people over
In records obtained by WBUR, Boston police are sticking to their story that ICE sent 57 requests to detain people for the agency. ICE claims it sent 167, but has...
How a fight over a parking spot landed an East Boston man in ICE custody
Legal filings by Boston Police and ICE paint Alejandro Orrego as a man with a propensity for fighting cops. Orrego sees himself as the victim of two unjust arrests.
Conn. student returns home from ICE detention in Mass. after being granted bond
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the high school student on April 6. Identified as Rihan at the request of his family, he was being held at a detention facility in...
Nation's top immigration judge hears a rush of Somali cases at Chelmsford court
Amid accusations that the Trump administration is fast-tracking the deportation of Somali immigrants, the country's top immigration judge Teresa Riley on Friday took up a docket of nearly two dozen...
Todd Lyons to step down as ICE chief in Washington, D.C.
The South Boston native who rose from the chief of immigration enforcement in ICE's Boston office to the top of the agency under President Trump is stepping down to join...
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One ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing
Nina Froes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, served alongside 19 judges at the immigration court in Chelmsford. That court now has just five permanent and two temporary judges.
Only 6% of those arrested during January ICE surge in Maine had criminal convictions
ICE arrested 190 people over a five-day period in late January. Only 6% had criminal convictions. About 14% had pending criminal charges, while the remaining 80% had neither criminal charges...
Immigrants in Mass. can get free legal help. Beacon Hill is debating the program's future
The program, known as the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative, provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income immigrants facing removal.
Dorchester community honors Haitian man who died in ICE custody
The family of Emmanual Cleeford Damas say an untreated toothache while in an immigration detention facility in Arizona quickly spiraled to serious medical conditions.
ICE chased wrong man on morning of Vermont raid that led to clash with protesters, agency admits
The agency admitted they chased the wrong man in a new court filing Tuesday, casting further doubt on the legitimacy of the controversial enforcement operation.
N.H. airport used as refueling stop for deportation flights to Europe, Asia
New Hampshire activists are raising concerns about the use of Pease airport in Portsmouth as a refueling stop for charter flights to Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.
In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe
Burlington, Massachusetts, residents are sharply divided over immigration enforcement — with some now calling out local companies they say profit from ICE operations.
Family is seeking answers in case of Haitian man who died in ICE custody
Emmanuel Damas' family insists that what began as a toothache cascaded with inadequate care into a sequence of more serious conditions in the last two weeks of his life. The...
Former Logan Airport workers who lost jobs over immigration status sue Trump administration
The lawsuit is in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing revocation of airport workers’ security clearance.
State launches portal for the public to report 'misconduct' by ICE
“This new reporting portal will help us gather information, support residents and ensure federal agents operating in our state are following the law,” Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement.
ICE, Vermont police face scrutiny following South Burlington standoff
Local and state police said they tried to balance the rights and safety of activists and ICE agents by taking part in a tense immigration raid. To critics, it looked...
ICE enforcement action leads to protest, violent clashes outside South Burlington house
The day-long standoff marked the first major confrontation between protesters and federal immigration authorities in Vermont. Federal law enforcement deployed tear gas and flashbangs on a normally busy street in...
14-year-old girl detained by federal agents is released on judge's orders
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the release of a 14-year-old girl detained by federal agents on Tuesday. The girl was transported through the night to a juvenile facility...
Children often face deportation hearings alone — with little public scrutiny
As the Trump administration carries out its aggressive deportation agenda, children here and across the country are subject to court proceedings similar to those adults face. The core of these...
Haitian man who had been living in Mass. dies in ICE custody after untreated toothache
U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren as well as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter on Thursday to the Trump administration demanding "a full investigation" into the man's...