马萨诸塞州法官詹姆斯·布德罗周三发布命令，要求普利茅茨县警察部门向美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）移交数百份移民被拘留者的匿名健康记录。[1]法官驳回了警察部门关于联邦移民法优先于州公共记录法的主张，确认州政府有权维护其设施中被拘留者的健康和安全记录。[1]警察部门表示将遵守该命令。[1]
ACLU管理律师丹·麦克法登表示："（警察部门）不能仅因与ICE的合同就豁免自己遵守公共记录法。"[1]普利茅茨县惩教设施是马萨诸塞州唯一的移民拘留设施。[1]根据2024年ICE与警察部门的合同，每个被占用床位每天的补偿为215美元。[1]
截至8月4日，自特朗普回任以来，已有57人在ICE监禁中死亡。[1]其中包括56岁的海地籍人士埃马纽埃尔·达马斯，他因未治疗的牙齿感染于2024年3月2日在亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔医院去世。[1]
A Massachusetts judge has directed the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office to hand over hundreds of anonymized health records of immigration detainees to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).[1] Judge James Budreau issued the order on Wednesday, rejecting the sheriff's department's argument that federal immigration law takes precedence over state public records law.[1] The judge determined that the state retains authority to maintain health and safety records for individuals held in its facilities.[1] The sheriff's office indicated it would comply with the ruling.[1]
The ACLU's managing attorney, Dan McFadden, stated that the police department "cannot exempt itself from complying with public records law simply because of a contract with ICE."[1] Plymouth County Correctional Facility is Massachusetts's only immigration detention facility.[1] Under a 2024 contract between ICE and the sheriff's department, the agency receives $215 per occupied bed per day.[1]
The case highlights concerns about detainee welfare. As of August 4, a total of 57 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office.[1] Among documented cases, Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian national, died on March 2, 2024, at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona from an untreated dental infection.[1]