（Boston Orange編譯）麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）28日發佈官方安全指引，規範麻州教育、醫療及宗教等機構和聯邦移民執法人員的互動方式，藉以反制美國司法部（DOJ）因車牌爭議起訴麻州，成為地方政府對抗聯邦移民暨海關執法局（ICE）的首個指標性行動。
根據麻州車輛管理局（RMV）的制度機制，機密車牌僅限主要從事刑事調查並提出合規需求的機構申請，如聯邦調查局（FBI）或緝毒局（DEA），主要從事民事執法的聯邦或地方機構（如稅務部門），或ICE人員則一律不具資格，此規則一視同仁。
美國司法部於5月27日正式向聯邦地方法院，控訴麻州，華盛頓州，奧勒岡州和緬因州。
在起訴書中，DOJ指麻州政府今年起拒絕向聯邦國土安全部（DHS）旗下機構，包含聯邦移民暨海關執法局（ICE）以及美國海關及邊境保衛局（CBP）發放「機密（臥底）車牌」，此舉已嚴重違反「憲法最高條款」，構成行政歧視，危害探員與公眾安全。
DOJ要求法院判處麻州政策違憲，並下達禁制令，規定麻州必須恢復和發這類秘密牌照。
訴訟案的核心爭議是聯邦移民暨海關執法局（ICE）的民事執法手段。奚莉州長強硬指責ICE採取不透明且缺乏問責策略的方法執行任務，在拒絕透露逮捕對象與動機的情況下，試圖利用地方資源秘密執法，嚴重破壞公眾信任。
麻州政府和聯邦政府在移民執法權限議題上長期拉鋸。麻州政府這次發佈安全指引，是為確保麻州居民在聯邦加強執法的環境下，仍能安全、不受干擾地使用地方基本公共服務與空間。
Statement from Governor Maura Healey on Department of Justice Lawsuit Regarding Confidential Plates for ICE
BOSTON - Governor Maura Healey today released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’ policy regarding confidential license plates:
“In Massachusetts, we support law enforcement doing legitimate criminal investigative work, and local, state, and federal agencies doing that work can request confidential plates. But that’s not what we are seeing from ICE and its unconstitutional tactics. We are not going to use state resources to help ICE operate in secret, and without accountability, while refusing to provide basic information about who they are arresting and why. That makes our communities less safe, undermines public trust, and will not be allowed in this state.”
Under RMV policy, all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies primarily engaging in criminal investigative work, including the FBI, DEA and ATF, may obtain confidential license plates for vehicles used for criminal law enforcement purposes, so long as they identify a qualifying need. But agencies that primarily engage in civil enforcement activity are not eligible, and that policy applies equally to federal, state, and local agencies. For example, both the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service are ineligible for confidential plates under the policy.
This morning, Governor Healey issued statewide guidance for schools, child care providers, higher education campuses, health care facilities and places of worship on interacting with ICE and federal immigration enforcement in order to help ensure Massachusetts residents can continue safely accessing essential services and public spaces.
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