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Massachusetts U.S. attorney releases a pointed statement on ICE interference
"It is conduct that should be vilified rather than glorified."
As ICE operations continue throughout Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley has a message for those thinking about interfering: Don’t.
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Foley called the interference “disturbing, to say the least.”
“It is conduct that should be vilified rather than glorified,” she said, adding that her office would investigate violations and pursue charges if warranted.
A chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester last week resulted in two additional arrests — of a 16-year-old and a School Committee candidate — by city police, which has drawn significant community pushback.
Read Foley’s full statement below:
“The interference with ICE operations around Massachusetts has been disturbing, to say the least. This conduct poses significant public and officer safety risks. It is conduct that should be vilified rather than glorified. I will not stand idly by if any public official, public safety officer, organization or private citizen acts in a manner that criminally obstructs or impedes ICE operations. The United States Attorney’s Office, along with our federal partners, will investigate any violations of federal law and pursue charges that are warranted by such activity.”
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