ICE begins detentions at immigration courts in Boston and Chelmsford

By Sarah BetancourtTo read this article in english in GBH News click here.At least three people were arrested in immigration courts in Massachusetts on Tuesday, being the first local immigrants detained in and around courts supervised by the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office of Immigration Review. Similar arrests are being seen in other parts of the country, indicating a shift in tactics in a long-standing practice regarding immigrat…

ICE begins detentions at immigration courts in Boston and Chelmsford

Advocates say the move is another escalation in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

On Wednesday, a group of lawyers informed Telemundo New England that ICE conducted operations with arrests in immigration courts in Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts. The situation is something we are seeing for the first time in Massachusetts, and apparently is part of a new Federal Government tactic to speed up deportations. “I wouldn’t be surprised because she is appearing in the most appalling places or in places where we never thought they w…