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.
Maura Healey
I'm going to take charge of what I can take charge of and what I have jurisdiction and authority over.
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