The arrest is an example of a growing number of immigrants who are detained with no criminal record.

State leaders urged

The Boston mayor is “evaluating” a letter she received Monday from U.S. Rep. James Comer, asking her to testify in a federal hearing investigating her noncompliance with federal immigration policy.

Massachusetts already sees over 160,000 cases. The new administration will either add to that — or bypass the court system entirely to deport.

"The President cannot unilaterally re-write the Constitution," the group of attorneys general wrote.

“There are less ways that we can help her,” said one Massachusetts woman whose sister and niece are still in Afghanistan.

The president’s order was almost immediately met with legal challenges from Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell as well as local civil rights organizations and immigrant advocacy groups.

Familiar with Trump's immigration policies from his first term, local resettlement agencies are working around the clock to welcome newcomers.

"I believe these changes are appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the state shelter system," she said.

Shelter leaders push back on crime narrative.