DHS Blasts Massachusetts Sanctuary Policies After ICE Rearrests Bat-Attack Suspect in 2 Days
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Updated · Fox News · May 27
DHS Blasts Massachusetts Sanctuary Policies After ICE Rearrests Bat-Attack Suspect in 2 Days
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 27
May 18 marked ICE’s arrest of Dhaval Amratbhai Patel, an Indian national accused of hitting a man with a baseball bat, two days after Worcester police initially arrested him.
DHS said Patel was released from jail without any notification to federal immigration authorities, making the case its latest attack on Massachusetts sanctuary policies.
May 16 was the original arrest date; DHS said a liquor-store argument escalated when Patel grabbed a bat and struck a customer, leading to an assault-and-battery-with-a-dangerous-weapon charge.
Lauren Bis, DHS’s acting assistant secretary, said local noncooperation with ICE lets accused criminals back into communities, while Worcester police and the county district attorney did not immediately comment.
The episode adds to the broader national clash over sanctuary jurisdictions, where local limits on ICE cooperation remain a flashpoint between federal immigration enforcement and local policy.
When public safety and immigration enforcement clash, which policy should local authorities be required to prioritize?
How can cities accurately measure whether sanctuary policies make communities safer or more dangerous?