BURLINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) – The Burlington police chief spoke out Thursday against the ongoing protests outside the town’s ICE facility that resulted in 11 arrests on Tuesday, saying the demonstrations are creating a safety and a resource issue.
On April 29, Burlington police responded to the Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on District Avenue after Federal Protective Services officers reported that approximately 40 people were blocking the administrative entrance.
After officers spent nearly 40 minutes trying to de-escalate the situation by asking protesters to leave the area, police said a majority of them moved to the free speech area outside of the building’s security envelope…