U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

Great Barrington selectboard member and Triplex Cinema Creative Director Ben Elliott.

Berkshire County immigration activists are still taking stock after more than a dozen residents were taken away by federal agents during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids last month.

In the wake of eight Vermont farmworkers being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday, Governor Phil Scott faced numerous questions during his weekly briefing today about migrant workers and federal actions.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s weekly briefing today focused on the state legislature’s lack of progress on his priorities. The Republican was also bombarded with questions about the state’s role in ICE detentions.

For six days in mid-March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says over 300 people were arrested across Massachusetts, following a series of raids targeting what they deemed “egregious criminal alien offenders.” Within days, the Trump administration noted some of that figure included “collateral” arrests. An immigration attorney and local advocates say several men in Springfield were among them.

Vermont’s Republican governor tried to focus his weekly briefing on tax relief proposals. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity is overshadowing his legislative proposals.

As the Trump administration pursues its immigration crackdown, lawmakers in Massachusetts are promoting bills on Beacon Hill focused on immigrant and refugee rights.

The Saranac Lake Board of Trustees has voted down a resolution that would have prevented the village police department from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration actions.

The Albany County Sheriff has sent U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a letter after the county jail has processed hundreds of immigrants…