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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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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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DHS, ICE announce arrests of more than 170 at-large aliens in sanctuary jurisdictions
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday the conclusion of a week-long…
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ICE arrests over 2,000 aliens in a five week span, many previously convicted or charged
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday the results of recent enforcement actions targeting removable aliens who have…
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Groups representing undocumented immigrants sue Trump Administration over census
Boston, MA — Late yesterday, in response to the Trump Administration’s memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from the Census 2020 count,…
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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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More immigrants released from ICE custody in Bristol County
BOSTON — Litigation in the country’s first certified coronavirus class action against ICE has led to the release of more…
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As group continues to argue for release of all Bristol County ICE detainees, judge releases 18 immigrants
Eight immigrants were to be released Tuesday from ICE detention under the Bristol County Sheriff’s Department in connection with coronavirus…
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