August 6, 2026

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a sweeping new law she calls the nation’s toughest brake on ICE, banning civil immigration arrests in courthouses, public schools, child-care centers and health facilities without a judicial warrant and sharply limiting cooperation with federal agents. The PROTECT Act turns a political fight into a legal showdown, with Healey promising consequences for ICE and casting the measure as public safety — while critics and the Trump administration are certain to see it as a direct challenge to federal authority.

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