MA: Governor Baker files bill to allow local law enforcement to detain certain unauthorized immigrants

The Boston Globe: In response to a Supreme Judicial Court ruling on immigration last week, Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation Tuesday that would permit local law enforcement to detain certain unauthorized immigrants at the request of federal officials.

According to the filing letter, the bill aims to close a “statutory gap” identified in Commonwealth v. Lunn, the SJC ruling that determined that Massachusetts law enforcement officers do not currently have the authority under state law to comply with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainer requests because doing so would amount to an illegal arrest.

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