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Boston Police Ignored All 57 Immigration Detainer Requests From ICE Last Year
Boston Police ignored 57 ICE detainer requests in 2025 under the Boston Trust Act, which limits local cooperation on civil immigration detainers to build trust with immigrant communities.
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Boston HeraldBoston Police ignored all 57 immigration detainer requests from ICE last year
Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said the department ignored all 57 immigration detainer requests issued by federal authorities last year, citing a city law that shields noncitizens from deportation under certain circumstances.
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Boston police rejected a staggering number of ICE detainer requests in 2025, and it set off a legal fight
Boston police departments rejected every detainer request submitted by federal immigration authorities in 2025. As reported by Fox News, the Boston Police Department declined to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 100 percent of cases during the year. Police Commissioner Michael Cox confirmed the stance in a January 12 letter sent to City Clerk Alex Geourntas. In the letter, Cox stated the department denied all 57 detainer…
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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