New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Police enters ICE agreement, Gov. Kelly Ayotte takes swipe at Massachusetts
Gov. Kelly Ayotte is taking another swipe at the Bay State as New Hampshire State Police will be allowed to question, arrest and hold aliens based solely on immigration status while Massachusetts limits its cooperation with ICE.
“New Hampshire will not go the way of Massachusetts, where sanctuary policies have enabled violent crime and a billion-dollar illegal immigrant crisis,” Ayotte said in a statement on Wednesday. “Criminals who are in our country illegally and pose a danger to our communities should be apprehended and removed.”
Ayotte’s statement came after the New Hampshire State Police and several local law enforcement departments and sheriff’s offices entered a memorandum of agreement with ICE that will allow aliens to be questioned, arrested and held based solely on their immigration status.
Roughly 230 other agencies in 24 states have signed similar agreements, according to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The only entity from Massachusetts included in that group is the state Department of Corrections.
The DOC has operated a Jail Enforcement Model since June 2020, allowing corrections officers to “identify and process individuals in state custody who may be subject to immigration enforcement actions.”
New Hampshire signed onto ICE’s Task Force Model, which, according to the feds, “serves as a force multiplier by allowing state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce limited immigration authority during routine police enforcement duties.”
“This model allows state and local agencies to carry out immigration enforcement activities in non-custodial settings while under ICE supervision and oversight,” a description of the model states.
Troopers and officers must receive training before gaining the authority to perform the limited actions.
In Massachusetts, a 2017 Supreme Judicial Court ruling prevents local law enforcement from holding someone only based on a civil immigration detainer issued by federal officials beyond the time they would otherwise be released from custody.
That means aliens must be released even if federal immigration authorities issue a civil immigration detainer.
Massachusetts House Democrats have rejected Republican-led efforts this week to reform the SJC ruling.
Ayotte often mentioned Massachusetts on the campaign trail as a “cautionary tale” before winning last November’s gubernatorial race in the Granite State. She adopted a “Don’t Mass up New Hampshire” slogan, pointing to how the Bay State has spent a fortune on housing migrants.
Ayotte also campaigned on banning sanctuary cities.
“We’ve got the Massachusetts illegal immigrant crisis right down the road if you want to see what these dangerous policies do not just to communities, but to the state budget,” Ayotte said in her inaugural address in January. “They’ve spent over a billion dollars housing migrants rather than investing in their law-abiding residents. We can’t allow that to happen here.”
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte (Getty Images)
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed legislation requiring public school employees to disclose information about transgender students to their parents or legal guardians, reversing a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling that upheld students’ privacy rights in certain circumstances.
Ayotte’s office announced on 2 July that the legislation had been signed into law. Under SB 430, educators must respond to written requests from parents for “material information” about their child, even if a student has asked that the information be kept confidential or fears negative consequences at home.
Supporters of the legislation, such as Republican state Senator Tim Lang, argue the measure strengthens parental rights and enables families to better support children who may be struggling. “If you don’t tell the parent, the parent can’t watch for the signs of self-harm,” Lang told New Hampshire Public Radio.
Educators and LGBTQ+ advocates, however, say the law places teachers in an impossible position by forcing them to choose between complying with the law and protecting vulnerable students. Megan Tuttle, president of NEA-New Hampshire, the state’s largest teachers’ union, said in a statement that the legislation is “vaguely written and risks putting educators in a position of outing a student.” She added that schools should remain places where every student feels “safe, seen, and free to be themselves.”
Aimee Terravechia, executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy group 603 Equality, warned the law could erode trust between students and educators while speaking with New Hampshire Public Radio. “Schools should be a place of learning… and a place of critical self-examination,” she said. “Placing educators into a role of monitoring and reporting removes the trust necessary for a thriving academic environment.”
The legislation also effectively overturns a 2024 New Hampshire Supreme Court decision, in which justices ruled that keeping a student’s gender identity confidential did not unlawfully interfere with parents’ rights, noting that parents still retained numerous ways to support and communicate with their children outside the classroom.
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New Hampshire is poised to approve the world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, valued at $100 million, according to social media reports. The bond is designed as a conduit bond with no taxpayer funds at risk, using over-collateralized Bitcoin held by BitGo Trust to secure the repayment. The bond’s innovative structure and potential implications for crypto-backed public debt have attracted attention, with Moody’s assigning it a provisional Ba2 rating. The bond, conceptualized by Wave Digital Assets in collaboration with Rosemawr Management, awaits final approval from the Governor and Executive Council. The market’s response to this development could influence Bitcoin’s future price expectations.
Key Takeaways
- The announcement suggests a significant step in integrating Bitcoin into traditional financial structures.
- Market participants appear to interpret this development as potentially increasing institutional confidence in Bitcoin.
- The bond’s approval could lead to a moderate increase in the odds of Bitcoin reaching higher price targets.
What to Watch
The final decision from the Governor and Executive Council in New Hampshire will be a key indicator of the bond’s impact. Observers may look for potential shifts in institutional adoption of Bitcoin as a collateral asset. Any further developments or official announcements regarding the bond’s pricing date could influence market expectations related to Bitcoin’s future valuation.
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