ICE detained nearly 1,500 people in Mass
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said officers from multiple federal agencies arrested 1,461 people in May who are accused of living in the country illegally, including 790 he said were charged with
Federal officials say that a Massachusetts high school student was not the original target of an ICE operation that led to his detainment.
Four Milford High School students were on their way to volleyball practice on Saturday when one of them was taken into custody by ICE agents.
"Boston’s my hometown and it really shocks me that officials all over Massachusetts would rather release sex offenders, fentanyl dealers, drug dealers, human traffickers, and child rapists back into the neighborhoods,
Gov. Healey and the Milford community demand answers after ICE detains student Marcelo Gomes, with protests highlighting concerns over immigration enforcement.
The announcement, which comes days after a high school student was detained by immigration officers in Milford, further highlights how the Democratic-led state has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport large numbers of immigrants.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons announces that his agency took nearly 1,500 immigrants into custody in Massachusetts over the month of May during a news conference at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Leah Willingham
A Worcester mother was arrested by ICE in a chaotic scene. Her daughter's partner, and father of her 4-month-old grandchild, has been deported, an attorney said.