The Boston City Council unanimously voted to reaffirm the Trust Act, a measure aimed at obstructing President-elect Trump's plans for mass deportations. The Trust Act, initially passed in 2014 and amended in 2019, seeks to safeguard immigrant communities from unjust enforcement actions.
Under this law, Boston police are restricted from cooperating with ICE and are prohibited from detaining migrants for deportation without a criminal warrant. The council members emphasized that proposals for mass deportations pose a direct threat to immigrant families and community cohesion.
