BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have launched a state-run website where Massachusetts residents can report alleged misconduct by ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents operating in the state — complete with the ability to upload photos and videos as evidence.
The portal, now live at mass.gov/fedmisconduct, allows residents to document encounters they believe involved "potentially unlawful action or misconduct" by federal agents enforcing immigration laws. The state says submissions may be used to "identify patterns of potential misconduct, inform possible legal action or policy recommendations, and support affected residents."
The state-run portal at mass.gov/fedmisconduct, where Massachusetts residents can report alleged misconduct by ICE agents. (mass.gov)
The portal is not limited to immigrants. It's open to "individuals, families, attorneys and community members," according to a press release from the governor's office — meaning any Massachusetts resident who believes they've witnessed misconduct by a federal immigration agent can submit a report. The portal does not define what qualifies as misconduct.
"We've seen across the country and here in Massachusetts that the tactics of ICE under the Trump Administration have been putting everyone at risk," Healey said. "The people of Massachusetts deserve to know that their rights will be respected, their safety protected and their concerns about misconduct taken seriously. This new reporting portal will help us gather information, support residents and ensure federal agents operating in our state are following the law."
NEW: We're teaming up with @MassAGO to launch a new tool to report violent and unlawful ICE activity in Massachusetts.It'll help us gather the facts, connect people to legal help, and make sure no one is above the law.To report an incident, visit https://t.co/JfqzuusesR.— Governor Maura Healey (@MassGovernor) March 13, 2026
Gov. Maura Healey, who has made confronting federal immigration enforcement a centerpiece of her administration. (Screenshot)
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who has been lockstep with Healey at every stage of the state's confrontation with federal immigration enforcement, did not mince words.
"The core duty of law enforcement, including federal law enforcement, is to keep our communities safe," Campbell said. "But what we have seen from ICE in recent months across the country is the opposite: aggressive and reckless tactics that spread fear and chaos in our communities."
Campbell also released updated "Know Your Rights" guidance for immigrants, including new sections on "holding federal immigration officials accountable" and "the rights of protestors."
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who released updated "Know Your Rights" guidance for immigrants alongside the portal launch. (Screenshot)
The cheerleaders
The press release came with a parade of Massachusetts Democratic officials lining up to praise the portal.
Senate President Karen Spilka called ICE's enforcement actions "reckless tactics that terrorize communities" and said the portal "sends a clear message: if federal officials violate the law or trample on the rights of people in our state, we will document it, expose it, and do everything possible to hold them to account."
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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Massachusetts leadership "stands united in support of our good and hard-working residents in our immigrant communities."
Not a single statement in the press release addressed crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Massachusetts.
What Healey has been up to
The portal is just the latest in what has become a one-woman war against federal immigration enforcement. In recent weeks alone, Healey has:
- Demanded that colleges post signs warning ICE agents away from campuses
- Stuffed anti-ICE legislation inside an emergency spending bill
- Demanded an aviation company stop selling jet fuel to deportation flights out of Hanscom Field
- Fired off a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem demanding ICE hand over details about its Massachusetts operations
- Signed an executive order requiring judicial warrants for ICE to enter non-public areas of state facilities
- Filed legislation to ban ICE from courthouses, schools, hospitals, and places of worship
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons has previously pointed out the irony of a governor who refuses to share information with federal law enforcement while simultaneously demanding transparency from them.
The portal does not include any mechanism for Massachusetts residents to report crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
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