Federal judge grants Massachusetts officials who sued ICE over courthouse arrests time to review Biden administration guidance
Updated May 04, 2021;
Following Biden administration memo limiting courthouse arrests, Massachusetts district attorneys and civil rights lawyers get more time to review the change and its impact on their lawsuit challenging Immigration Customs and Enforcement’s practice of making civil immigration arrests at or near courthouses.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani approved a request by the attorneys representing the plaintiffs District Attorney Marian Ryan, District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Lawyers for Civil Rights and the Committee for Public Counsel Services and the federal government to postpone the deadline for their next status report from May 10 to Aug. 3.
Updated on May 5, 2021 at 12:18 am
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The prosecutor leading the investigation into the death of a 16-year-old girl from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, explained on Tuesday what her office knows so far about the case and promised a full investigation with transparency for the public.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan also acknowledged unsubstantiated rumors swirling in the community that Mikayla Miller, who was Black, was murdered and that race may have played a part. Ryan said it was too soon to say what caused Mikayla s death in mid-April, which the local medical examiner is looking into, and added that there is no evidence either way that race was involved in it.
A Black teenage girl was found dead in Hopkinton. As her family seeks answers, rumors and outrage mount
By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2021, 8:46 p.m.
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Mikayla Miller loved video games and wanted to be a journalist.
She played basketball at Hopkinton High, where she was a sophomore. Her mother planned to take her on a tour of historically Black colleges and universities this month, because Miller hoped to attend one after graduation.
But on the morning of April 18, the 16-year-old was found dead in a wooded area a mile from her house in Hopkinton. The police told her family that her death was a suicide, but her family says that they have unanswered questions about what happened and that they felt
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One officer involved in the Jan. 5 fatal shooting in Newton Highlands has returned to work, according to Interim Police Chief Howard Mintz on April 27.
“At this point in time, I don t want to say much more,” said the chief Tuesday. “The investigation by the DA has not been completed yet.”
On April 27, Meghan Kelly, the director of operations for District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office, said the investigation remained open and that they are waiting for “outside reports.”
During the Jan. 5 incident, the Middlesex DA’s office said two members of the Newton Police fired their weapons, killing resident Michael Conlon.
Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul
By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 3, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
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A sign at the Rally & Run To Stop Asian Hate in Hopkinton last month.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
In the wake of brutal attacks on Asian Americans in New York and Georgia, Massachusetts leaders are pushing to strengthen the stateâs hate crime laws.
A bill filed in February to clarify and fortify Massachusettsâ existing law is gathering support on Beacon Hill as state and federal leaders weigh policy changes aimed at stemming hate-fueled violence.
State Representative Tram Nguyen, state Senator Adam Hinds, and Attorney General Maura Healey are proposing a series of technical fixes to the Massachusetts law, which they said is rarely used in part because itâs confusing.