With Trump reentering the White House in January, we are deeply concerned about the federal policies that could threaten the progress we’ve made in our state. The California legislature holding a special legislative session to pass protections is a model of the proactive approach needed to shield our residents from Trump’s dangerous agenda.

Since the Legislature has shown its willingness to come back in person this fall, it is time to urge them to come back again in December to do the work of protecting Massachusetts from the plans of the Trump administration, especially Trump's mass deportation agenda.

Urge your state legislators to come back into session to

1. Guarantee that Massachusetts resources are used for state priorities, not federal immigration enforcement, by ending the state Department of Corrections’ 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ensuring that state and local police will not inquire about immigration status (as found in S.1510 / H.2288 and S.997 / H.1401)
   

2. End ICE detention in Massachusetts and prohibit the deputization of local officials to act as ICE agents (as found in S.1510 / H.2288 and S.997 / H.1401)
   

3. Protect access to courts by prohibiting police and court officials from initiating contact with ICE about a person’s pending release from police or court custody, except at the end of a sentence of incarceration (as found in S.1510 / H.2288)

4. Ensure the safety and well-being of the residents of the Commonwealth and those traveling from other states for reproductive care by shoring up privacy rights and banning the purchase and sale of personal cell phone location data.