Activists Disrupt Illegal Immigration Bill Announcement

Activists Disrupt Illegal Immigration Bill Announcement

BOSTON — Pro-illegal immigration activists crashed a press conference on Wednesday held to announce the filing of a bill intended to combat a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision barring local police departments from acting upon federal detainer requests.

"Keep hate out of our state," the activists chanted, disrupting state Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover), who at the time was speaking to reporters from a podium.

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Conservative Kids Camp Booted From Host Site

Matthew McDonald

Operators of the southwestern New Hampshire venue in Rindge that has hosted the camp have decided to limit use of the site to religious groups. Operators of the conservative camp, which includes lectures featuring climate change skepticism, plan to move the camp to a Christian camp site in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

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