Former Marine and U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton calls for a “common-sense approach” to the nation’s immigration issues. And while he encourages commonwealth leaders to “have a seat at the table” in deciding next steps, he thinks unrestrained federal agents, quotas and mass deportations are “un-American.”
Illegal Immigration
Massachusetts hotel shelters for migrants, homeless families set to close, questions arise
A majority of hotel shelters for migrants and local homeless families in Massachusetts will be closed by the end of Monday.
Judge orders Milford teen arrested by ICE released on bond
A Milford high school student arrested by ICE officers looking for his father has been ordered released on bond by an immigration judge during a hearing Thursday.
ICE arrested Milford student while looking for dad; classmates stage walkout
Students at Milford High School walked out of their classrooms on Monday, just days after their classmate was arrested as ICE agents came looking for his father.
Gov. Healey demands answers after ICE arrests Milford high school student
The governor said in a statement Sunday that she is “disturbed and outraged” by reports that an 18-year-old student was taken by ICE agents after a traffic stop on Saturday and without so much as a warning or subsequent explanation provided to state officials.
Trump Admin to name and shame ‘sanctuary cities’ after new executive order
Sanctuary policies, according to the president’s order, are “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law and the Federal Government’s obligation to defend the territorial sovereignty of the United States.”