Boston Police cite communication issues with feds

Boston Police cite communication issues with feds for immigration detainer discrepancies
The Boston Police Department acknowledged that federal authorities may have issued a higher number of immigration detainer requests in 2024 than what was reported by the BPD commissioner, citing communication issues stemming from faxed requests.
Boston police point to fax communication in disagreement with ICE
Boston police say state and local laws prevent them from detaining a person solely based on immigration status.
How many ICE requests did Boston police receive in 2024? It depends on who you ask
ICE says it issued 198 detainer requests with the Boston Police Department last year. BPD Commissioner Michael Cox said there were only 15.
Boston police declined 15 ICE requests to detain suspected undocumented immigrants last year, officials say
The Boston Police Department did not fulfill 15 requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in 2024.
ICE blasts Boston: Feds say BPD refused 198 immigration detainer requests for ‘egregious crime’ in 2024, not 15
BOSTON — Federal authorities said the Boston Police Department refused to act on 198 immigration detainer requests last year, far exceeding the 15 reported by BPD’s commissioner, while blasting the city for jeopardizing “public safety and national security.
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