MEDIA ADVISORY - House Minority Leader to Convene Summit Regarding Influx of Immigration Detainees

In response to continued reports surrounding the Commonwealth’s involvement with immigration detainees being housed at facilities within Massachusetts, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will convene a summit at the State House with members of law enforcement, local, state, and federal officials as well as state lawmakers to discuss this ongoing practice.

WHAT: Summit Regarding Influx of Immigration Detainees in Massachusetts (closed press)

WHERE: Office of House Minority Leader Brad Jones – State House Room 124

WHEN: July 24, 2014 at 10:00am - media availability directly following

WHO: Confirmed attendees include:

The Honorable Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading), House Minority Leader
The Honorable Bradford Hill (R-Ipswich)
The Honorable Elizabeth Poirier (R-North Attleboro)
The Honorable Vinny deMacedo (R-Plymouth)
The Honorable Randy Hunt (R-Sandwich)
The Honorable David Vieira (R-Falmouth)
The Honorable Donald Wong (R-Saugus)
The Honorable Judith Flanagan Kennedy, Mayor, City of Lynn
The Honorable Thomas M. Hodgson, Bristol County Sheriff
The Honorable Joseph McDonald, Plymouth County Sheriff
John Polanowicz, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
James E. Brown, Acting Deputy Field Office Director DHS/ICE/ERO Boston Field Office
Todd Thurlow, Assistant Field Office Director DHS/ICE/ERO Boston Field Office
Peter Meier, Chairman, Bourne Board of Selectmen