As immigration arrests surged this summer, ICE held detainees for extended periods of time in its field office in Burlington, Mass. Two women who spent more than a week inside discuss the "horrible" conditions they endured.

A July 8 internal memo directs ICE officers to detain people who entered the country without permission for the duration of their deportation proceedings.

Ph.D. student at Tufts University, penned a lengthy account of her detainment by ICE in Vanity Fair this week.

New Massachusetts legislation targeting masked ICE agents joins similar Democratic proposals at the federal level, drawing criticism from President Trump.

A Massachusetts state Democrat on Wednesday introduced a bill to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from wearing face masks, which the agency has defended as a way to protect officials from getting doxxed.

An ICE spokesperson told CBS New York the masks are optional but that "ICE law enforcement and their families are being targeted and are facing a 500% increase in assaults ... due to the demonization of ICE by hostile groups and irresponsible elected officials."

A new bill in Massachusetts would ban federal law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks while conducting their duties amongst the public.

Attleboro Rep. Jim Hawkins says he created bill because of rising complaints of ICE agents covering their face while detaining people for immigration-related issues.

A prosecutor says the mother of suspect Dejan Belnavis is a "principle witness" in he case against him, and faces permanent removal from the country.

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

"Communities of faith are a powerful and growing force for resistance to injustice," write two readers. Another writes that "we need the help of our governor."