Massachusetts Sheriffs Sound Alarm: PROTECT Act Bars Notice to ICE as Murderers, R*pists, Kidnappers, Face Low-Bail Release

The Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association has written to Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell warning of what it calls an “unintended public safety consequence” of the PROTECT Act involving advance notice to federal immigration authorities. The letter, from the association through its undersigned sheriffs, notes that the law, which took effect Aug. 5, 2026, …

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