ImmigrationFinding
Massachusetts should let state and local police help federal agents enforce immigration law.
A 2017 state court ruling bars Massachusetts police from holding people only on federal immigration detainers. This would allow police to assist with civil immigration enforcement.
Michael Minogue
As governor, I will not allow Massachusetts to be a sanctuary state. I will coordinate with local, state, and federal law enforcement.
State and local officials need to work together with the federal government to get criminal illegal immigrants out of our communities.
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