Early on a warm Friday afternoon, I park near a traffic rotary in Lincoln, Mass. The borders of Lexington and Concord – where the American Revolution kicked off – are less than a mile away. People are gathering here as they have done every Friday, rain, snow or heat, since October. Nearby is Hanscom Field, where judicial terrorism is being committed.
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To facilitate improved observation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity at Hanscom Field, the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) is requesting that the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) allow public observation without duration and recording equipment restrictions and install a publicly viewable livestream system showing airport activity.
When we began organizing Activist Evenings, An Indivisible Group, we thought it was going to be a sprint to defeat Trump. We got help throwing together a website and muddled through setting up communication. The sprint has turned into an ultra marathon! Our goal is to continue building community and together strengthening opposition to the self-dealing, traitorous billionaires intent on tearing down democracy.
The De-ICE Hanscom Coalition’s team of Habeas Flight Verifiers has documented 114 ICE flights from Hanscom Field since October 7, 2025. By counting the SUVs, vans, and buses used to transport detainees, they estimate that between 2,221 and 4,310 New England residents have passed through Hanscom Field on these flights.
Many of these people have no criminal record and have had no bond hearing or access to legal counsel. Hanscom Field is owned and operated by Massport. The coalition is asking Massport to install a publicly viewable webcam system so that lawyers can identify their clients and families can locate their loved ones.
A similar system has monitored ICE flights at King County Airport in Seattle since 2023, providing a strong precedent for this request. We urge you to write postcards to Governor Healey and the Massport board demanding webcams for ICE flights at Hanscom.
We are asking each person to write 8 postcards, one to each member of the Massport board. You are welcome to download and print the postcard design, addresses, and scripts for your next group meeting or stop by our Friday standout to purchase packets. Cards are $5 per packet, each containing stamps, short scripts, and address labels for 6 or 8 cards.
Questions? hanscomicestandout@gmail.com
(*Note* Each address is here multiple times. It’s also fine to address cards by hand.)
The motion to install cameras followed a presentation by the De-ICE Hanscom Coalition, a volunteer group that opposes ICE flights at the airport. Human Rights First reported there have been 74 ICE-related flights at Hanscom Field as of June 30, compared to 127 total last year.
Todd Palmer, spokesperson for the coalition, said activists are asking for something similar to the setup in [King County, Washington]. The airport there maintains a log of ICE flights and provides four live camera views of the airfield.
Immigrant justice means ensuring that all immigrants, regardless of status, are treated with dignity, protected by due process and human rights, and able to live without fear of discrimination, detention, or family separation. Communities are stronger, and benefit when everyone can live safely and with opportunity.
Massachusetts is increasingly affected by expanded ICE enforcement, including heightened activity across the state, renewed deportation flights from Hanscom and other regional airports, and the growth of immigration detention nationwide. Reports of overcrowding, inadequate medical care, poor sanitation, limited legal access, and the detention of vulnerable people at the Burlington ICE Field Office underscore the need for stronger congressional oversight.
The Indivisible Mass Coalition has developed a toolkit for calling on Members of Congress to coordinate oversight visits to the Burlington facility, thoroughly inspect conditions, and publicly report their findings. We want to ensure that oversight is persistent, credible, and difficult to evade, rather than limited to isolated or tightly managed visits, and that the public is made aware of the findings of oversight visits.
Please join us Fridays, from 1:00 to 2:30, at the Hanscom Rotary (intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.) Please park along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive without impeding traffic or blocking bike lanes.
