Boston authorities rejected all 15 immigration detainer requests ICE made in 2024, new report says

Boston authorities confirmed they rejected all 15 immigration detainer requests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the city last year, according to a new report.

Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox filed a letter to the city council, revealing that the city’s police department did nothing with all of ICE’s detainer requests for the last year, according to the Boston Herald.

Cox cited the Boston Trust Act in rejecting the requests, a rule that protects the city’s...