Massachusetts won’t give ICE confidential plates, Healey says
The Justice Department says the policy endangers officers and gives Massachusetts until May 22 to rescind it or face possible legal action.
- Massachusetts will not issue confidential license plates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents despite threats of legal action from the Trump administration.
- The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles only issues confidential plates to Homeland Security Investigations for vehicles certified for use solely in criminal investigations, excluding ICE agents.
- Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate called the policy denying ICE plates 'discriminatory' and 'plainly unconstitutional' in a letter to Governor Healey.
- Governor Healey emphasized that only legitimate criminal law enforcement agencies qualify for confidential plates, and Massachusetts will not support secret operations that violate rights, which ICE is not permitted due to its refusal to disclose arrest details.
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Trump administration threatens Mass. after governor blocks undercover ICE license plates
The Trump administration has threatened to sue Massachusetts over Gov. Maura Healey’s refusal to issue undercover license plates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to carry out civil detainments.
Healey administration bars ICE from getting undercover license plates - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration threatened to sue Massachusetts, charging that the Healey administration has refused to issue confidential license plates through the Registry of Motor Vehicles to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Mass. won't change RMV policy restricting confidential license plates for ICE, despite federal pressure
The Trump administration is threatening to sue Massachusetts over the Registry of Motor Vehicles' policy against issuing confidential license plates to ICE for civil immigration enforcement. But Gov. Maura Healey's office says the state will not change its policy.
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