As shocking as it is that a public official would publicly tip off lawbreakers about secret law enforcement activity, the subsequent public comments of Massachusetts state Representative Michelle DuBois are almost as shocking.
On Tuesday, DuBois posted on her Facebook page that she had heard a rumor of a forthcoming raid in Brockton the next day by federal immigration authorities. The original posting advises illegal immigrants in Brockton to avoid the federal Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency: