January 29, 2026policy announcementGovernmentConstitutional Law
Healey issues executive order to keep ICE out of state buildings and sensitive spaces
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order barring ICE civil arrests in non-public areas of state facilities and blocking new 287(g) agreements without a public-safety need, and filed legislation to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals, courthouses and churches. Her office called it the most comprehensive state effort in the country.