Formal position, not binding
Support the DHS Use of Force Transparency Act
Last activity April 2, 2026 (6 months ago)
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Introduced
March 26, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The Boston City Council passed a resolution in support of the federal DHS Use of Force Transparency Act. The measure urges Congress to require disclosures such as body camera footage and reports in use-of-force incidents, including actions by ICE and CBP after January 20, 2025. It cites concerns about transparency and accountability, with reference to incidents in Dorchester.
Affects Residents of Dorchester and Immigrant communities
In Dorchester
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the City Council
About Civil Rights & Immigration and Public Safety
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution in support of the "DHS Use of Force Transparency Act."
Timeline
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April 1, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).