The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a stunning but not surprising decision has brought the Commonwealth a step closer to sanctuary state status.
The SJC on Monday ruled that current Massachusetts law
"provides no authority for Massachusetts court officers to arrest and hold an individual solely on the basis of a federal civil immigration detainer, beyond the time that the individual
The Massachusetts Parole Board held a hearing Monday for a man convicted in a 1996 killing as a juvenile.
Anthony Rolon was convicted at the age of 17 of killing 20-year-old Robert Botelho Jr at New Bedford's Presidential Heights housing complex...