<Ul> <Li> Boston has an ordinance, enacted in 2014, that bars the Boston Police Department "from detaining anyone based on their immigration status unless they have a criminal warrant ." Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville, Orleans, Northampton, and Springfield have similar legislation . In August 2016, Boston Police Commissioner, William B. Evans re-issued a memo stating "all prisoners who are subject to ICE Detainers must receive equal access to bail commissioners, which includes notifying said prisoner of his or her right to seek bail ." Bail commissioners are informed of the person's status on an ICE detainer list and may set bail accordingly . </Li> <Li> The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in 2017 that a person cannot be held solely due to an ICE detainer . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Boston has an ordinance, enacted in 2014, that bars the Boston Police Department "from detaining anyone based on their immigration status unless they have a criminal warrant ." Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville, Orleans, Northampton, and Springfield have similar legislation . In August 2016, Boston Police Commissioner, William B. Evans re-issued a memo stating "all prisoners who are subject to ICE Detainers must receive equal access to bail commissioners, which includes notifying said prisoner of his or her right to seek bail ." Bail commissioners are informed of the person's status on an ICE detainer list and may set bail accordingly . </Li> <Li> The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in 2017 that a person cannot be held solely due to an ICE detainer . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Detroit and Ann Arbor are sometimes referred to as "sanctuary cities" because they "have anti-profiling ordinances that generally prohibit local police from asking about the immigration status of people who are not suspected of any crime ." Unlike San Francisco's ordinance, however, the Detroit and Ann Arbor policies do not bar local authorities from cooperating and assisting ICE and Customs and Border Protection, and both cities frequently do so . </Li> </Ul>

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