goldenequity
07-24-2017, 05:57 PM
Mass. Supreme Court Rules State Officers Can’t Hold People on ICE Detainers (http://freebeacon.com/politics/mass-supreme-court-ruling-ice-detainers/)
Court decides federal immigration detention orders not enough to hold suspects.
"Massachusetts law provides no authority for Massachusetts court officers
to arrest and hold an individual solely on the basis of a Federal civil immigrations detainer,
beyond the time that the individual would otherwise be entitled to be released from State custody," the court ruled.
The court left it up to the legislature to change the law if state lawmakers see fit,
writing that it is not the court's place to create or define a new authority for officers
to arrest and detain people under federal immigration law.
"Nothing in the statutes or common law of Massachusetts
authorizes court officers to make a civil arrest in these circumstances," the ruling stated.
Court decides federal immigration detention orders not enough to hold suspects.
"Massachusetts law provides no authority for Massachusetts court officers
to arrest and hold an individual solely on the basis of a Federal civil immigrations detainer,
beyond the time that the individual would otherwise be entitled to be released from State custody," the court ruled.
The court left it up to the legislature to change the law if state lawmakers see fit,
writing that it is not the court's place to create or define a new authority for officers
to arrest and detain people under federal immigration law.
"Nothing in the statutes or common law of Massachusetts
authorizes court officers to make a civil arrest in these circumstances," the ruling stated.