No Plans For Large-Scale Deportation Raids In New England, But Immigrants Still Live In Fear
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Reports of large scale, nationwide deportation raids are stoking fear in Massachusetts immigrant communities. Immigrants — both those with legal status and those living here illegally — are questioning exactly who is vulnerable for deportation.
With his executive order on Jan. 25, President Trump expanded the priorities of immigration officials in terms of who to focus on for removal.
New England ICE officials said in an email that they are not conducting the kinds of operations here that were recently seen in other parts of the country.