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Homeland Security Searches Lesley University Dormitory

Federal search of Cambridge building ignites debate over police cooperation and transparency

MILA HALGREN January 15, 2026

Court Rules For Reporter In Case Where DA Used Taxpayer Money To Shield Troubled Cops

“We hope that other district attorneys will abide by this ruling if they receive similar requests in the future.”

CHRIS FARAONE January 8, 2026

Who Is Watching The Officials Who Select The Watchers?

How the secretive procurement teams approving hundreds of millions for Mass surveillance are incentivized to spend

CHRIS FARAONE January 5, 2026

When It Comes To Mass Surveillance, We Are Totally Flocked

Cambridge ended its contract with a controversial vendor, but the people of Massachusetts are still being watched

CHRIS FARAONE December 18, 2025

Salem Police May Have Requested Federal Anti-Terrorism Monitoring At Pro-Palestine Encampment

The department also planned for the possibility of mass arrests, but won’t confirm the surveillance request

ADAM NUÑEZ December 11, 2025

Someone walks past anti-ICE signage by Somerville Avenue in Somerville, MA, Oct. 5, 2025. Photo by Christopher Morris. Copyright 2025 Christopher Morris.

Immigrants Hesitate To Access Social Services In Somerville

“There is no space for silence”

C. SCOTT MORRIS October 16, 2025

Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival

New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade

ELIZA DEWEY October 2, 2025

New BINJ Reporting On Drones And Police Accountability

New reporting by Eliza Dewey asks if Boston police are sharing surveillance data with federal immigration officials

CHRIS FARAONE September 11, 2025

Did The BPD Fly A Surveillance Drone Over The Dominican Parade? They Won’t Tell Us.

We asked if the Boston Police Department is sharing footage from unmanned aerial vehicles with federal law enforcement agencies

ELIZA DEWEY September 10, 2025

Police preparing to move on the protesters at UMass, May 7, 2024. Photo: Leyla Moushabeck.

UMass Paid $446K for Report Exonerating Chancellor in Police Assault on Student Encampment

The police intervention … involved over 200 police officers including UMass Police, State Troopers (including the State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)), Town of Amherst police, Town of Hadley police, and members of the Hampshire and Hampden County Sheriff’s offices.

ART KEENE May 15, 2025