The new law (H 5620), known as the PROTECT Act, arose as a top priority for lawmakers and the governor amid intensified immigration law enforcement efforts led by President Donald Trump.
Category: Immigration
The bill (H 5620) that cleared the House and Senate on split votes last Thursday would expand protections against warrantless civil immigration arrests to courthouses, public schools, child care centers and health care facilities.
The compromise bill takes a broader approach to “sensitive locations,” expanding protections against warrantless civil immigration arrests from courthouses to include public schools, child care centers, and health care facilities.
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said the law allows “no judicial review” of any presidential administration’s termination of TPS designation. He also rejected the claim of a race motive in the Trump administration’s order.
“People are afraid to worship. We have reports from our health care centers that people are afraid to go,” Healey said.