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BOSTON — Members of the state’s congressional delegation are demanding a probe of recent federal immigration raids in the state, accusing the Trump administration of using “excessive force” and “aggressive tactics” to apprehend people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.
In a letter Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey lead calls for an investigation into claims of “increasingly aggressive and intimidating tactics” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during recent enforcement actions.
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By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
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