ICE Director Todd Lyons: ‘Politically Motivated’ Boston Police Ignored 167 Immigration Detainer Requests

Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons is criticizing the Boston Police Department for ignoring immigration detainer requests after ICE arrested large numbers of illegal aliens in Massachusetts.

Lyons said police ignored nearly 170 of those requests in 2025, not 57 as the city’s police commissioner said, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday.

He told the Herald in a statement:…

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