This was a failed amendment to allow authorities to cooperate with ICE
-- this vote counts as a negatice score on Mass Scorecard (Platform recommends voting NO)
Amendment #554 to H4000
Federal Law Enforcement Cooperation
Representatives Jones of North Reading, Ferguson of Holden, Frost of Auburn, Muradian of Grafton, Vieira of Falmouth and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following section:- THIS IS CO-SPONSOR LIST
Section 20S. (a) Any employee of the commonwealth, or a public instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, who holds police powers or the powers of a sheriff or deputy sheriff, including but not limited to municipal police officers, court officers, and state troopers, and who has lawful custody of a person may, upon receipt of (1) a written request from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting detention of such person on the grounds that there is probable cause that such person is a removable alien and (2) an administrative warrant for arrest or warrant of removal/deportation, detain such person for a reasonable period of time after such person would otherwise be released from custody in order to transfer custody of such person to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
[NOTE: There's more, but you get the idea.]
https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/getnews/tst_5_7_25.pdf
The Somerville Times
Beacon Hill Roll Call
5/7/25
25-H4000MA Legislative Summary: Amendment #554 to H4000: Section 20S. Any employee of the commonwealth, or a public instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, who holds police powers or the powers of a sheriff or deputy sheriff, and who has lawful custody of a person may, upon receipt of (1) a written request from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting detention of such person on the grounds that there is probable cause that such person is a removable alien and (2) an administrative warrant for arrest or warrant of removal/deportation, detain such person for a reasonable period of time after such person would otherwise be released from custody in order to transfer custody of such person to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement..
Summary by Somerville Times, Beacon Hill Roll Call, 5/7/25: House 25-131, rejected an amendment that would provide a mechanism for law enforcement and the courts to detain individuals for ICE if the person poses a direct threat to public safety. It would specifically allow for the detainment of individuals for possible immigration violations for up to 12 hours upon receipt of a written request and warrant from ICE. Amendment sponsor Rep. Brad Jones (R-North Reading) said, "This amendment is an attempt to respond to the 2017 Commonwealth v. Lunn decision, in which the Supreme Judicial Court determined the authority to honor ICE detainer requests is not expressly permitted under current statutes." Rep. Daniel Cahill (D-Lynn) opposed the amendment and said there are criminal detainers issued by ICE and there are civil detainers. He noted that "when there's a criminal warrant for an ICE detainer, there is a cooperation with ICE to ensure that upon release of that defendant, ICE is notified. What we're talking about here would be for Massachusetts to cooperate with the federal government in civil detainers. The law says here in Massachusetts, we are not to detain someone a moment -- not 12 hours, not 12 seconds. When your case is concluded, you leave. What the federal government wants us to do is expend resources to hold people beyond that time. That's a constitutional problem." 12 -2 2 0 Immigration Allow local authorities to detain people for ICE Against allowing local authorities to detain people for ICE [no sponsor list needed] https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4005 https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/194/HouseRollCall36.pdf
Democratic Party Platform "Immigration" (p. 19): Massachusetts Democrats will fight for...
Legislative Outcome: Original bill H.4005 Amendment #10 on 4/9/25; House Roll Call #36 failed House 25-131-2 on 4/29/25.
ALLOW DETAINMENT BY IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (H 4000)
Democratic Platform
p.19
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT FOR:
● Becoming a sanctuary state, where all immigrants and refugees feel welcome and safe in
all communities of the Commonwealth.
● The elimination of policies that make local and state officials responsible for the
enforcement of national immigration laws.
Against allowing local authorities to detain people for ICE
Allow local authorities to detain people for ICE
https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/194/HouseRollCall36.pdf
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. 4000 On adoption of amendment #554 Yea and Nay 04/29/2025 12:58 PM No. 36 25 YEAS 131 NAYS 2 N/V N Mr. Speaker X Flanagan N Markey N Sylvia N Moran M. N Fluker-Reid N McGonagle N Tarsky N Hogan N Gallagher N McMurtry N Turco N Peisch N Galvin N Mendes N Tyler N Moran F. N Garballey N Meschino N Ultrino N Donato N Garcia N Michlewitz X Uyterhoeven N Arciero N Garry N Moakley N Vargas N Arena-DeRosa N Gentile N Montaño N Vitolo N Armini N Giannino N Moran J. N Walsh N Arriaga N Gómez N Murphy N Wells N Ashe N González N Murray N Williams * N Ayers N Gordon N Nguyen N Worrell N Badger N Gregoire N O'Day N Zlotnik N Barber N Haggerty N Ouellette Y --Jones-- N Barrett N Hamilton N Owens Y Ferguson N Biele N Hawkins N Paulino Y Frost N Blais N Hendricks N Philips Y Muradian N Cabral N Higgins N Plouffe Y Vieira N Cahill N Holmes N Puppolo Y Berthiaume N Cataldo N Honan N Ramos, A. Y Boldyga N Chan N Hong N Ramos, O. Y Chaisson N Ciccolo N Howard N Reid Y DeCoste N Connolly N Hunt N Reyes Y Gaskey N Consalvo N Kassner N Robertson Y Howitt N Cruz N Kearney N Rogers, D. Y Kane N Cusack N Keefe N Rogers, J. Y Lombardo N Davis N Kerans N Roy Y Marsi N Day N Kilcoyne N Ryan Y McKenna N Decker N Kushmerek N Sabadosa Y Orrall N Diggs N LaNatra N Sangiolo Y Pease N Domb N Lawn N Saunders Y Smola N Donaghue N LeBoeuf N Scanlon Y Soter N Donahue N Lewis N Scarsdale Y Sullivan-Almeida N DuBois N Linsky N Schwartz Y Sweezey N Duffy N Lipper-Garabedian N Sena Y Thurber N Elliott N Livingstone N Shand Y Vaughn N Farley-Bouvier N Luddy N Silvia Y Wong N Ferrante N MacGregor N Sousa Y Xiarhos N Finn N Madaro N Stanley N --Whipps-- N Fiola N Mahoney *=AFTER VOTE P=PRESENT X=NOT VOTING
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. 4000 On adoption of amendment #554 Yea and Nay 04/29/2025 12:58 PM No. 36 25 YEAS 131 NAYS 2 N/V
25-H4000MA v2n Mr. Speaker
25-H4000MA x Flanagan
25-H4000MA v2n Markey
25-H4000MA v2n Sylvia
25-H4000MA v2n Moran M.
25-H4000MA v2n Fluker-Reid
25-H4000MA v2n McGonagle
25-H4000MA v2n Tarsky
25-H4000MA v2n Hogan
25-H4000MA v2n Gallagher
25-H4000MA v2n McMurtry
25-H4000MA v2n Turco
25-H4000MA v2n Peisch
25-H4000MA v2n Galvin
25-H4000MA v2n Mendes
25-H4000MA v2n Tyler
25-H4000MA v2n Moran F.
25-H4000MA v2n Garballey
25-H4000MA v2n Meschino
25-H4000MA v2n Ultrino
25-H4000MA v2n Donato
25-H4000MA v2n Garcia
25-H4000MA v2n Michlewitz
25-H4000MA x Uyterhoeven
25-H4000MA v2n Arciero
25-H4000MA v2n Garry
25-H4000MA v2n Moakley
25-H4000MA v2n Vargas
25-H4000MA v2n Arena-DeRosa
25-H4000MA v2n Gentile
25-H4000MA v2n Montaño
25-H4000MA v2n Vitolo
25-H4000MA v2n Armini
25-H4000MA v2n Giannino
25-H4000MA v2n Moran J.
25-H4000MA v2n Walsh
25-H4000MA v2n Arriaga
25-H4000MA v2n Gómez
25-H4000MA v2n Murphy
25-H4000MA v2n Wells
25-H4000MA v2n Ashe
25-H4000MA v2n González
25-H4000MA v2n Murray
25-H4000MA v2n Williams *
25-H4000MA v2n Ayers
25-H4000MA v2n Gordon
25-H4000MA v2n Nguyen
25-H4000MA v2n Worrell
25-H4000MA v2n Badger
25-H4000MA v2n Gregoire
25-H4000MA v2n O'Day
25-H4000MA v2n Zlotnik
25-H4000MA v2n Barber
25-H4000MA v2n Haggerty
25-H4000MA v2n Ouellette
25-H4000MA v1y --Jones--
25-H4000MA v2n Barrett
25-H4000MA v2n Hamilton
25-H4000MA v2n Owens
25-H4000MA v1y Ferguson
25-H4000MA v2n Biele
25-H4000MA v2n Hawkins
25-H4000MA v2n Paulino
25-H4000MA v1y Frost
25-H4000MA v2n Blais
25-H4000MA v2n Hendricks
25-H4000MA v2n Philips
25-H4000MA v1y Muradian
25-H4000MA v2n Cabral
25-H4000MA v2n Higgins
25-H4000MA v2n Plouffe
25-H4000MA v1y Vieira
25-H4000MA v2n Cahill
25-H4000MA v2n Holmes
25-H4000MA v2n Puppolo
25-H4000MA v1y Berthiaume
25-H4000MA v2n Cataldo
25-H4000MA v2n Honan
25-H4000MA v2n Ramos, A.
25-H4000MA v1y Boldyga
25-H4000MA v2n Chan
25-H4000MA v2n Hong
25-H4000MA v2n Ramos, O.
25-H4000MA v1y Chaisson
25-H4000MA v2n Ciccolo
25-H4000MA v2n Howard
25-H4000MA v2n Reid
25-H4000MA v1y DeCoste
25-H4000MA v2n Connolly
25-H4000MA v2n Hunt
25-H4000MA v2n Reyes
25-H4000MA v1y Gaskey
25-H4000MA v2n Consalvo
25-H4000MA v2n Kassner
25-H4000MA v2n Robertson
25-H4000MA v1y Howitt
25-H4000MA v2n Cruz
25-H4000MA v2n Kearney
25-H4000MA v2n Rogers, D.
25-H4000MA v1y Kane
25-H4000MA v2n Cusack
25-H4000MA v2n Keefe
25-H4000MA v2n Rogers, J.
25-H4000MA v1y Lombardo
25-H4000MA v2n Davis
25-H4000MA v2n Kerans
25-H4000MA v2n Roy
25-H4000MA v1y Marsi
25-H4000MA v2n Day
25-H4000MA v2n Kilcoyne
25-H4000MA v2n Ryan
25-H4000MA v1y McKenna
25-H4000MA v2n Decker
25-H4000MA v2n Kushmerek
25-H4000MA v2n Sabadosa
25-H4000MA v1y Orrall
25-H4000MA v2n Diggs
25-H4000MA v2n LaNatra
25-H4000MA v2n Sangiolo
25-H4000MA v1y Pease
25-H4000MA v2n Domb
25-H4000MA v2n Lawn
25-H4000MA v2n Saunders
25-H4000MA v1y Smola
25-H4000MA v2n Donaghue
25-H4000MA v2n LeBoeuf
25-H4000MA v2n Scanlon
25-H4000MA v1y Soter
25-H4000MA v2n Donahue
25-H4000MA v2n Lewis
25-H4000MA v2n Scarsdale
25-H4000MA v1y Sullivan-Almeida
25-H4000MA v2n DuBois
25-H4000MA v2n Linsky
25-H4000MA v2n Schwartz
25-H4000MA v1y Sweezey
25-H4000MA v2n Duffy
25-H4000MA v2n Lipper-Garabedian
25-H4000MA v2n Sena
25-H4000MA v1y Thurber
25-H4000MA v2n Elliott
25-H4000MA v2n Livingstone
25-H4000MA v2n Shand
25-H4000MA v1y Vaughn
25-H4000MA v2n Farley-Bouvier
25-H4000MA v2n Luddy
25-H4000MA v2n Silvia
25-H4000MA v1y Wong
25-H4000MA v2n Ferrante
25-H4000MA v2n MacGregor
25-H4000MA v2n Sousa
25-H4000MA v1y Xiarhos
25-H4000MA v2n Finn
25-H4000MA v2n Madaro
25-H4000MA v2n Stanley
25-H4000MA v2n --Whipps--
25-H4000MA v2n Fiola
25-H4000MA v2n Mahoney *=AFTER VOTE P=PRESENT X=NOT VOTING