The Column: ICE raids target Lowell

The Column: ICE raids target Lowell

IS IMMIGRATION and Customs Enforcement targeting alleged criminals who are in the country illegally, or casting a wider, less discriminating net? Local leaders fear the latter, and say several longtime — and otherwise law-abiding — residents were targeted, detained and deported. Putting aside Fourth Amendment and due process concerns, these local ICE actions have barely registered on the city’s leadership radar, despite numerous documented raids…