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Maura Healey Signs Law Expanding Illegal Immigrant Protections Against ICE In Massachusetts

Gov. Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act into law Wednesday, immediately expanding protections against civil immigration arrests by ICE at schools, hospitals, child care centers and courthouses.

By State House News Service
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Maura Healey Signs Law Expanding Illegal Immigrant Protections Against ICE In Massachusetts
Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll arrive at La Colaborativa in Chelsea to sign a law, H 5620, aiming at boosting immigrant protections on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Photo by Katie Castellani / State House News Service

Gov. Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act into law Wednesday, immediately expanding protections against civil immigration arrests by ICE at schools, hospitals, child care centers and courthouses.

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