Public Forum on ICE Collaboration with Local Police

The Immigration Justice Action Team of the Indivisible Mass Coalition is sponsoring a forum on the ICE OUT report. The Protect Act and the prospect for building clear boundaries between ICE and local law enforcement. The event will be held on July 8, 2026, from 7-8 p.m and is free and open to all. Register here: tinyurl.com/IJAT-Forum-DrawingTheLine

Guest speakers will include Joshua Dankoff, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Citizens for Juvenile Justice and Laura Roto, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Massachusetts.

The relationship between ICE and law enforcement was the subject of considerable discussion at a recent Amherst Town Council meeting.

See Related
Drawing the Line: Why Massachusetts Communities Are Rethinking Local Police-ICE Relationships (Amherst Indy)
Court Sides with Advocates Seeking Records on Mass. Sheriffs’ ICE Ties (MassLive)
Cooperation with ICE Common Among Mass. Law Enforcement, New Report Finds (GBH)

ICE Out Report
The “ICE Out” report by Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ), titled “ICE OUT: Mapping and Resisting Local Law Enforcement Collusion with ICE in Massachusetts, examines how local and state lw enforcement agencies interact witjh federal immigration authorities Through more than 90 public records requests, the report details how local police and justice systems act as “force multipliers” for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (see also here).

The Protect Act
The Massachusetts PROTECT Act (An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment) is pending state legislation designed to safeguard immigrant communities by limiting local police collaboration with federal immigration authorities. Both the Massachusetts House and Senate passed respective versions, and the bill is currently in a conference committee to reconcile legislative differences before heading to the Governor.