“We at the state level, have zero information about what’s happening in communities, and that needs to change.”
Gov. Maura Healey blasted US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday for failing to share information with state and local leaders about the detention of dozens of people on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
ICE officers, along with other federal agents, arrested about 40 people on Tuesday. In a statement, the agency said the people taken into custody were “alien offenders,” outlining that one person is an alleged member of MS-13 gang and that there was “at least one” child sex offender. But ICE officials did not release the names of the people detained or provide any detailed information about any alleged criminal histories.
Elected officials have claimed the people were profiled and pulled over by officers “without clear cause.”
During a press conference on Wednesday, Healey said she had no information about the ICE operation.
“We have zero information,” she said. “Local police chiefs have zero i
