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States · Massachusetts

Massachusetts ICE-Cooperation Limits Take Effect Under PROTECT Act

The law changes how state and local agencies handle civil immigration requests. When a direct custody transfer is unavailable and ICE continues pursuing a person, federal officers must make an arrest after release or defer the action.

Patriot Briefing Room StaffSeptember 5, 20264 min read
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Editorial illustration of President Donald Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents, with the White House, Marine One and a secured golf-course perimeter in the background.
National

From Butler to Marine One: The System Protecting Trump Keeps Finding New Weak Points

Donald Trump has faced three major assassination attempts, armed breaches at presidential properties and venues, apparent surveillance near critical movements, and foreign plots aimed at him and his family. Some episodes were failures. Others show agents doing exactly what they were trained to do. The country needs enough honesty to distinguish between the two—and enough urgency to learn from both.

Patriot Briefing Room StaffAugust 28, 20266 min read
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