On May 7th, the Massachusetts Senate voted in favor (37-3) of the PROTECT Act! This follows the House vote in March for this transformative legislation, which includes crucial guardrails to protect our communities from ICE. Both bills now move to the conference committee, which will negotiate the final bill for passage.
Please use our easy click-to-email tool to thank your Senator for their historic vote in favor of the PROTECT Act, S.3072, and ask for their continued support in the legislative process. This bill would establish important limits on state and local collaboration with ICE, including a ban on new 287(g) agreements with all law enforcement agencies and prohibiting law enforcement from asking about immigration status.