Formal position, not binding
Oppose ICE Staffing at Logan Airport
Last activity April 2, 2026 (6 months ago)
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Introduced
March 27, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council adopted a resolution on April 1, 2026 opposing any deployment of ICE personnel to staff TSA checkpoints at Boston Logan International Airport. The measure cites concerns about immigration enforcement at civilian transportation security roles and urges federal authorities to keep TSA staffing civilian. Co-sponsors included multiple councilors.
Affects immigrants and communities of color
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, 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
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Official title
Resolution demanding that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not staff vacant TSA positions at Boston Logan International Airport.
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 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Flynn).