Curtatone to limit detention of immigrants by Somerville police

[keithn.livejournal.com]

Our city is getting some attention in the news today. Mayor Curtatone is set to place limits on detention by the Somerville police of immigrants who are here illegally. You can read a brief write-up on Curtatone's executive action here. Basically:

Somerville’s mayor says he will sign an executive order that bars city police from detaining people simply because they are suspected of living in the U.S. illegally.

I don't expect this to be very controversial among the residents of Somerville, but the local right wing media's reaction has been predictably amusing (or maybe just sad, depending on your outlook). I won't force this noise on you, so look below the cut.

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