Reposted by Lydia Jean
But the new law doesn’t touch the 287(g) agreement allowing state prisons to continue coordinating with immigration officials. As Bolts reported, state prisons have facilitated more than 2,000 transfers of detainees to ICE custody since 2009.
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Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
