Politics
Massachusetts sheriffs press Healey over immigration law’s public-safety effects
Twelve of the state’s 14 sheriffs, including 10 Democrats, have urged Gov. Maura Healey to address public-safety concerns they link to the Protect Act’s limits on federal immigration enforcement. Healey signed the law on Aug. 5.
Twelve of Massachusetts’ 14 sheriffs have asked Gov. Maura Healey to address what they describe as public-safety concerns arising from the state’s Protect Act and its restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
The letter, reported Oct. 27, was signed by 10 sheriffs who are Democrats. The available account identifies Mike Minogue among those urging Healey to respond but does not detail the specific concerns or the remedies the sheriffs are seeking.
Healey signed the Protect Act into law on Aug. 5. The sheriffs’ request puts the law’s implementation and its effects on public safety at issue, but their concerns are claims by the signatories; the information available does not provide supporting examples or a response from the governor’s office.