Boston Council Approves TRUST Act, Rejects S-Comm Deportation Quota Program Mayor expected to sign bill that ends submission to unjust ICE detainer requests Unanimous vote against S-Comm in what was pilot site for failed program Boston, MA, August 20, 2014—On Wednesday, the Boston City Council unanimously passed a bill to end the city’s…
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Immigrant Communities Rallied Today in Support of the TRUST Act authored by Sen. Eldridge & Rep. Sciortino
03.20.2013
Boston, MA –
As momentum for federal immigration reform grows, Massachusetts is set to lead the nation by advancing the TRUST act, a state bill to provide immediate relief from deportations, strengthen public safety, and propel the national conversation on immigration reform towards inclusion. Specifically the bill sets a clear standard for local law enforcement agencies not to submit to burdensome requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) most often prompted by the Se Communities (S-Comm) program to detain people for deportation who have otherwise been ordered released by the courts. The bill is authored by Sen. Eldridge in the Senate and Rep. Sciortino in the House and was introduced with 34 cosponsors.