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Formal position, not binding

Oppose ICE parking leases in Boston

Last activity August 7, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

  1. Introduced

    August 5, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

An emergency resolution urged Boston to oppose leasing 249 parking spaces to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in downtown Boston. The City Council suspended rules and adopted the resolution on August 5, 2026. The measure argues that increased ICE presence would threaten immigrant safety and community well-being; an emergency declaration expedited consideration.

Affects immigrant residents

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, and Enrique Pepén

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About Civil Rights & Immigration

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Official title

Emergency resolution urging the City of Boston to oppose the leasing of parking spaces to ICE in Boston. On motion of Councilors Pepén and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

Timeline

  1. August 5, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    City Council