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Attorneys general from left to right: William Tong of Connecticut, Peter Neronha of Rhode Island, Andrea Campbell of Massachusetts, Charity Clark of Vermont, Aaron Frey of Maine. (Image from MassAGO livestream)
Attorneys general from around New England struck a defiant posture at a town hall gathering on Friday evening. Together they pledged that nothing is off the table when it comes to holding immigration officials accountable, lauded the courts for standing firm so far, and pointed at an ever-growing pile of litigation targeting the Trump administrations actions on everything from energy policy to anti-discrimination law.
All of us probably have a target on our back, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, speaking from the IBEW Local 103 union hall in Dorchester. But we say bring it on.
The town hall included the regions Democratic AGs Campbell, William Tong of Connecticut, Peter Neronha of Rhode Island, Charity Clark of Vermont, and Aaron Frey of Maine. Billed as United in Justice, the gathering was distinctly aimed at Trump administration policies that the group has declared will damage the region and its residents.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/england-ags-trump-bring-025329183.html
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(316,703 posts)sheshe2
(95,835 posts)Solidarity for we the people.
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(34,407 posts)had been dropped on those two that were arrested. Wonder what happened to the woman ICE took?
Worcester residents outraged by ICE arrest, police response
May 9, 2025 / 8:45 PM EDT / CBS Boston
Beth Germano
Police say two people were arrested when a crowd of people tried to interfere with an ICE operation in Worcester on Thursday. The incident has generated a lot of anger in the city.
"We were all asking for a warrant, they didn't answer at first, and then eventually just said this is a warrantless arrest when they were shoving them into the vehicle," said witness David Webb.
Worcester police say they moved in to deescalate the situation, but the response has outraged the community, some saying they question which side the police were on.
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"We saw both federal and Worcester officers descend on a family with a level of aggression that you would use when apprehending someone who is known to be dangerous and carrying weapons," said Fred Taylor of the Worcester NAACP.
"Our local police is not tasked to protect ICE, they're here to protect the people and they should behave that way," Taylor said.
It is not clear who the arrested woman is or where she was taken.