MA Sanctuary Law Advancing in Legislature
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has reiterated that the state is not a sanctuary state, despite criticism of ICE and federal immigration policies. Healey's administration continues to cooperate with ICE under the 287(g) program, which allows for the transfer of certain prisoners to federal custody. This situation has led to tension between local anti-ICE advocates and state officials who maintain the agreement.
- ▪Governor Maura Healey claims Massachusetts is not a sanctuary state while criticizing ICE and federal immigration policies.
- ▪The state continues to participate in the 287(g) program, allowing for the transfer of prisoners to ICE custody.
- ▪Massachusetts is the only blue state with an active 287(g) agreement, despite local resistance to ICE collaboration.
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MA Sanctuary Law Advancing in Legislature Beege Welborn 11:20 AM | May 22, 2026 AP Photo/William J. Kole Back in January, in the face of Trump's threats to cut funding to her state because of its 'sanctuary state' policies, insufferable Massachusetts governor Maura Healey doubled down on the claim that just because it looked like sanctuary state stuff that MA was doing, it didn't MEAN MA WAS a sanctuary state, because it wasn't. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); So there.Gov.
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