Conflicting information is indicating that Gov Deval Patrick may have called off the Massachusetts State Police shortly before they were to assist ICE in the  raid targeting criminal aliens on Nantucket Island.  Nantucket Police got a message from the state police that they were told not to intervene and assist on the very morning of the raid of 6/20/07. This development came after careful planning which relied on state police to handle key elements of the plan's execution.Whether or not it was secretary of public safety Kevin Burke, it would have ultimately came from the corner office on Beacon Hill. Sure we can all recall Coup D'eval assuring the liberals that he would retract the special powers granted to state police officers which, through the federal Homeland Security Department, expanded their ability to turn people over to ICE if they couldn't provide documents proving their legal status.

        Not only is it a moral sin for our state police to apprehend illegal aliens under this new 'enlightened' governor, they can't even assist in a sting searching for criminals if they happen to be here illegally here. Think this is an exaggeration? Let's go to the Nantucket raid last month and go through the objective of the ICE raid. "16 of the 18 people arrested had been convicted of various charges, including drug offenses, assault and battery, possession of a dangerous weapon and larceny, said Paula Grenier, a spokeswoman for ICE in Boston. Six immigrants had final orders of deportation from an immigration judge but had failed to comply with the orders, Grenier said. Two people were illegal immigrants who now face deportation proceedings.- Boston Globe June 20, 2007. *They were looking for 26 and a State Police trooper removed just before the raid was deemed "instrumental", by Nantucket Police Chief William Pittman (no relation to me) to provide visual confirmation of these individuals.

       If this is the governor's policy then I hope he continues to display it because he clearly doesn't understand just how many Americans are focused on this issue. It is also clear that he doesn't seem to agree with the dominant percentage of voters. The U.S. Senate indicated that they got the message loud and clear. How is it that this "so connected with the people" and "bright" man doesn't? To obstruct the Massachusetts state police from apprehending criminals within the state of Massachusetts is malfeasance of duty and unforgivable and the U.S. Attorney's office should look into this.