Boston authorities rejected all 15 immigration detainer requests ICE made in 2024, new report says
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Boston law enforcement revealed they have denied all of ICE's requests to detain the city's immigrants that have probable cause to be removed from the country.
Cox cited the Boston Trust Act in rejecting the requests, a rule that protects the city’s sanctuary status and prohibits city departments from working with ICE to detain illegal immigrants on civil warrants. Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.
"The Boston Police Department remains committed to complying with the Boston Trust Act and to building and strengthening relationships and trust with all our communities," Cox wrote, adding, "Boston’s immigrant communities should feel safe in reporting crime and quality of life issues to the department and in proactively engaging with all members of the Boston Police Department."