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How Mass. police departments work with ICE

WBUR | By Simón Rios
Published February 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM EST
A Lynn police officer checks on a driver involved in a motor vehicle accident on Walnut Street in Lynn. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Jesse Costa/WBUR
A Lynn police officer checks on a driver involved in a motor vehicle accident on Walnut Street in Lynn. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

In Massachusetts, many local police departments are routinely in touch with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. In some cases, police alert ICE to pick up people facing serious criminal charges.

WBUR’s Simón Rios reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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