Massachusetts Sheriff Rejects ICE Detainer Pressure Citing 2017 Lunn Ruling
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Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux rejected pressure from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and defended refusing an ICE detainer at a press conference in Dartmouth on Tuesday. Boston Globe Heroux said the 2017 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Lunn decision prohibits local officials from holding people solely on civil immigration grounds once they are otherwise entitled to release. Boston Globe He called ICE's social media tactics "bullying." Boston Globe He said his office is not obligated to honor ICE detainers under state law, that bail is set by judges, and that he would "welcome ICE suing us." Boston Globe
