Legal Groups Sue DHS in Boston Over Removing Final-Order Detainees From the ICE Locator

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Immigration legal services organizations sued DHS in federal court in Boston on Wednesday over a mid-September change that removed people with final removal orders from ICE’s public locator. More than 20,000 people, by the Boston Globe’s account of the complaint, or more than 16,000, by WBUR/AP. DHS said: “removal, plain and simple.” The suit raises the Administrative Procedure Act.

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[1] Massachusetts legal groups sue DHS over its refusal to disclose locations of detained immigrants Tier 2

[2] Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Legal Groups Sue DHS in Boston Over Removing Final-Order Detainees From the ICE Locator.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 28, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-28--legal-groups-sue-dhs-boston-ice-locator-final-removal-orders/