BOSTON — Cities and towns that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration agents could lose aid from the state under a Republican proposal on Beacon Hill.
A House budget amendment filed by Rep. Geoff Diehl, R-Whitman, and several other GOP lawmakers would block local aid to communities such as Lawrence that have adopted ordinances or policies restricting local police from cooperating with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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