As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to target the Boston area as part of Operation Patriot 2.0, the surge in arrests is also leading to an increase in reported ICE sightings at local hospitals.
There is no evidence that federal immigration agents are going to hospitals to initiate arrests, but their presence at the facilities has caused anxiety among some staff, patients and families.
Agents brought a detainee to the emergency room at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham on Thursday evening, sparking a number of tips to an immigration hotline from staff and community members…