Article snippet: Representatives Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley said Friday they support the decision made by two high-profile Massachusetts prosecutors this week to join a lawsuit against the federal government to halt immigration agents from making civil arrests at state courthouses. “They know the fear that so many are living in, and I support what they’ve done,” Pressley said of the move by Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan to search state courthouses for people facing civil immigration violation warrants. “ICE is a completely rogue agency at this point,” Pressley said. Clark said Massachusetts policymakers previously have spoken to and received assurances from ICE that they would stay away from courthouses. “It doesn’t seem to be the practice, so I think this is an important step to make sure that everyone — immigrants, citizens — can access the courts when they need to.” “ICE has an important role in our country, but we believe that the courthouses need to be protected,” Clark said. “We’ve seen so much fear in our immigrant community on so many different levels, we don’t want people in domestic violence situations afraid to go to a courthouse because of their immigration status.” The lawmakers made the comments after a forum on early childhood education at Tufts University with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Told of comments Trump made earlier this week in which he said Rollins and Ryan “probably don’t mind crime,” Pe... Link to the full article to read more