The announcement, which comes days after a high school student was detained by immigration officers in Milford, further highlights how the Democratic-led state has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport large numbers of immigrants.

The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended on Monday his agency's decision to arrest a Massachusetts high school student on his way to volleyball practice, saying "he's in this country illegally and we're not going to walk away from anybody.