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cbabe

(6,817 posts)
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:09 PM Sep 2025

Ice raiding Boston. Scared off tough town Chicago?

https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/09/06/ice-surge-underway-in-greater-boston-herald-rides-along-our-officers-arent-stopping/

ICE surge underway in Greater Boston, Herald rides along: ‘Our officers aren’t stopping’

By LANCE REYNOLDS | lreynolds@bostonherald.com
UPDATED: September 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM EDT

Waiting inside his unmarked cruiser at a bank parking lot, the deputy director of ICE’s ERO Boston field office received a call from his radio: His colleagues spotted their target.



David Wesling sped out of the parking lot and onto Broadway. Instantly, traffic came to a halt on the busy corridor in Everett.

The chaotic scene played out around 10:15 Saturday morning, evidence that the latest surge of illegal immigrant arrests is well underway across Greater Boston.



Immigration agents from across the country have descended upon Boston and other towns and cities in the Bay State for an operation that officials are dubbing ‘Patriot 2.0.’

“This is the result of the sanctuary policies here within the Commonwealth, specifically like the city of Boston,” Wesling told the Herald after the morning’s work wrapped up.

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Ice raiding Boston. Scared off tough town Chicago? (Original Post) cbabe Sep 2025 OP
Fuck the red-hat Boston Herald. They're loving this. Croney Sep 2025 #1
Certainly sounds like 'reporter' is jazzed up. Didn't realize cbabe Sep 2025 #2
If our media doesn't stand up to the fucking asshole and his goons, they're complicit. Initech Sep 2025 #6
Illinois and Chicago showed how it is done NCDem47 Sep 2025 #3
Bullies always back down. cbabe Sep 2025 #5
Send a congress critter to inspect their facility Qutzupalotl Sep 2025 #4

cbabe

(6,817 posts)
2. Certainly sounds like 'reporter' is jazzed up. Didn't realize
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:34 PM
Sep 2025

it was a magat rag.

Here’s more:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-surge-begun-boston-throughout-000631094.html

ICE ‘surge’ has begun in Boston, throughout state; Wu says it’s an ‘unconstitutional attack’
Nicole Simmons
Sun, September 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM PDT
3 min read

Initech

(109,269 posts)
6. If our media doesn't stand up to the fucking asshole and his goons, they're complicit.
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 02:36 PM
Sep 2025

NCDem47

(3,523 posts)
3. Illinois and Chicago showed how it is done
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:42 PM
Sep 2025

While the threat remains, the strong and forceful denunciation by governor and city officials “don’t even think about it” has Miller Trump backing down.

Qutzupalotl

(15,857 posts)
4. Send a congress critter to inspect their facility
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:45 PM
Sep 2025

and watch them scatter like roaches. They literally left town when Chicago did that. So do it every day!

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