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Sheriff Hodgson urges DHS Sec. Mayorkas to apologize and reinstate ICE contracts
DARTMOUTH – According to a letter sent by Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
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Department of Homeland Security closing Bristol County ICE detention facility
Today, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decided to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its immigration detention contract…
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LFCR: Settlement will continue to release individuals on bail from ICE detention at Bristol County House of Corrections
BOSTON – The parties in Savino v Souza, the class action lawsuit challenging conditions at the Bristol County House of…
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Hodgson praises ruling against release of ICE detainees from Bristol County jail
A ruling this week by the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals denied a release petition filed by activists…
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AG Healey files lawsuit claiming immigration bond company took advantage of MA immigrants
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today filed a lawsuit against Libre by Nexus and its parent company, Nexus…
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17 local community groups urge Warren and Markey to sever Hodgson ties with ICE
A letter was signed last week by 17 community groups “to contact the Department of Homeland Security and request that…
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Hodgson stands by BCSO response to violent altercation as groups call for his resignation
Following Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s December 15th report detailing her office’s investigation into the May 1st altercation between ICE…
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AG Healey finds Bristol County Jail and House of Correction violated rights of immigrant detainees, BCSO responds
BOSTON – After an extensive investigation into a May 1, 2020 incident at Bristol County Jail and House of Correction,…
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Judge criticizes Bristol County Sheriff Hodgson, ICE for opposing release of detainees
Federal District Court Justice William Young has criticized Sheriff Hodgson and ICE for opposing the release of people detained in…
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Protesters look for release of immigrant detainees in Bristol County
Several groups combined for a rolling protest by the Bristol County ICE detention center Thursday. Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network…
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