Protect Act passes MA Senate

"The MA Senate today voted 37 to 3 to pass the PROTECT Act, which takes important steps to protect immigrant communities in Massachusetts, such as banning new 287(g) agreements, preventing law enforcement from asking about immigration status or using resources for civil immigration enforcement, limiting information sharing with ICE, protecting courthouses and other sensitive locations, and more.

TY to all the advocates, activists, and legislators who worked on this and for everyone who has been pushing for these protections for more than a decade! 

After four efforts to weaken the bill, Republicans Patrick O'Connor (R-Weymouth) and Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) joined Democrats in voting for it.

Read our full write-up here: https://www.progressivemass.com/ma-senate-protect-act-vote/."

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