NAACP New Bedford joins ACLU-MA and BCCJ in calling for shutdown of ICE programs in Bristol County

Bristol County for Correctional Justice, the NAACP New Bedford Branch, and the ACLU of Massachusetts jointly call upon the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation and the chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary committees to take steps to support the termination of DHS’s 287(g) contract and IGSA with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. The letter calls for the immediate termination of all immigration-related contracts between the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office (“BCSO”) and the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). These contracts include an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (“IGSA”) to house federal civil immigration detainees in BCSO facilities, as well as a 287(g) agreement, through...