Massachusetts
As of October 13, 2026
Agency Locations
How participation has grown
Active 287(g) agreements, since Dec 2024.
1 agreement.
Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model.
News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in Massachusetts
Updated July 27, 2026
Massachusetts state and local officials have actively pushed back against federal immigration enforcement this year, advancing legislation and executive guidance to limit local cooperation with ICE even as the state Department of Correction maintains Massachusetts' sole active 287(g) agreement. The friction has sparked direct institutional confrontations, including a federal lawsuit over the state's refusal to provide undercover license plates to ICE agents and a public clash between a local sheriff and federal authorities over an unhonored detainer.
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Massachusetts Agencies
1 agency