Gov. Maura Healey lashed out against the Trump administration in an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday, saying expanded ICE activity in Massachusetts and other states "insane," and "not right."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is conducting a follow-up to a surge in May called Operation Patriot 2.0 , a senior spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which ICE is a part of, told NBC10 Boston on Saturday. The May operation, Operation Patriot, resulted in nearly 1,500 people being arrested , officials said at the time.
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In her MSNBC appearance, Healey said she hasn't heard from the White House about this latest ICE surge in her state.
"I'm a former prosecutor, a former attorney general. I've said ma