Border wall

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson visited The Chris McCarthy Show Thursday to discuss illegal immigration, immigration reform and border security.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is spearheading an effort to push Congress to take action against illegal immigration.

Edwin Jackson might be alive today if there was a border wall.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson and Helena DaSilva Hughes of the Immigrants' Assistance Center of New Bedford both shared their thoughts on President Trump's immigration reform plan with Barry Richard on Thursday.

Helena DaSilva Hughes, Executive Director of the Immigrants' Assistance Center of New Bedford, tells WBSM's Barry Richard Congress is "playing with people's lives" in the battle over immigration reform.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has offered to send inmates to Texas to help with the cleanup from Hurricane Harvey, but there are some major hurdles to overcome on Beacon Hill before it can happen.

BOSTON, MA — The House on Wednesday voted to prevent the use of inmate labor beyond the borders of Massachusetts over the objections of Republicans who argued that existing law addresses the issue and questioned why it was a priority. Massachusetts prisons and jails have never sent inmates to work on projects in another state, lawmakers said...

Wednesday morning, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on two bills proposed by State Representative Antonio Cabral of New Bedford, aimed at blocking Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson's proposed programs. That includes the partnership between the Bristol County Sheriff's Office and federal immigration authorities, commonly known as the 287(g) agreement, as well as the inmate p

BOSTON (State House News Service) — A shared interest in preserving public safety fueled the arguments made Monday for and against legislation that would prohibit the use of state resources to enforce immigration law through certain types of partnerships between state and federal agencies...

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is being sued by a civil rights group over his decision to enter into a federal immigration enforcement program, as well as his offer to send Bristol County inmates to build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U...