State and local officials are bracing for a new surge in immigrant arrests across Massachusetts following the launch of Operation Patriot 2.0 , the latest phase of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations targeting sanctuary cities, including Boston.

ICE is launching the operation weeks after its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, announced a national recruitment campaign.

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DHS has rolled out television and online ads, as well as billboards across the country in an effort to attract new agents. The incentives include lowering the age requirement to apply, offering student loan repayment and forgiveness and even a $50,000 signing bonus. It wasn't immediately clear how many federal agents wer

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