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Newly sworn in Barnstable Sheriff Donna Buckley ends agreement with ICE

Luis Fieldman, MassLive

The controversial policy triggered a lawsuit from Lawyers for Civil Rights and Rights Behind Bars in 2022 on behalf of a statewide coalition that challenged the agreement between the sheriff’s office and immigration authorities.

SJC lawsuit aims to end deal between Barnstable sheriff and ICE

Nick Stoico, Boston Globe

The lawsuit, filed Thursday by two organizations, Lawyers for Civil Rights and Rights Behind Bars, on behalf of 25 petitioners, asks the Supreme Judicial Court to weigh in on whether the sheriff’s office has the authority to enter such an agreement with ICE.