ICE agents arrested dozens of people across the New Bedford area this week, prompting Massachusetts officials and immigration attorneys to mobilize against the enforcement operation. Local advocates had documented 34 arrests by Thursday afternoon, though ICE hadn’t released its own count. The agency defended its work as enforcement of federal immigration law, while a former local sheriff argued that Massachusetts policies limiting cooperation with ICE help explain why agents are operating in the community.
The operation began Monday, September 21st, and continued Tuesday in New Bedford and surrounding South Coast communities. Agents made arrests at multiple locations rather than conducting a single workplace raid. By Wednesday, arrests in New Bedford had subsided, while reports of arrests were coming in from Fall River and Taunton. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Governor Maura Healey demanded more information about those detained, and attorneys began filing petitions on their behalf.
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