Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice

Hodgson Apologizes
Hodgson Apologizes
Hodgson Apologizes
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is apologizing to a civil rights group for failing to meet a deadline for the release of public records about a Federal immigration program. The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice claims Hodgson violated the state's public records law by not releasing the records, and filed suit Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court...
Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Sheriff Hodgson
Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Sheriff Hodgson
Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Sheriff Hodgson
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...
Lawyer Letter
Lawyer Letter
Lawyer Letter
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice recently sent a letter to Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson urging him to end his participation in the 287g program, which allows the Sheriff's office to handle some tasks involving illegal immigration which are normally handled by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.