The federal régime has authorized DHS and ICE to commence the obnoxiously named "Operation Patriot 2.0" in Massachusetts. This is the latest in the escalation between the president and Boston mayor Michelle Wu, whose defense of her city's sanctuary laws (A.K.A. her refusal to assist ICE in separating families) has drawn the [neo]fascists' ire.
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons is making his message clear: ICE intends to "flood the zone, especially in sanctuary cities." Wu and her administration are preparing for the possibility of national guard deployment, and working with community members to "ensure people know what's happening and that this is not something that is needed or wanted or legally sound."