Sophia Davidson v. Malden, City of - Police Department (SPR 20253277)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 13, 2025 SPR25/3277 Lieutenant Peter Mitchell Administration and Operations Division Malden Police Department 800 Eastern Avenue Malden, MA 02148 Dear Lieutenant Mitchell: I have received the petition of Sophia Davidson, on behalf of Joshua Dankoff, of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, appealing the response of the Malden Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 11, 2025, Mr. Dankoff requested the following records: [1] All departmental or municipal policies regarding communication and information sharing between departmental officers or employees and federal agents/agencies within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including but not limited to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). . . This request covers any policies that are currently in effect or that have been in effect at any point on or after January 20, 2025[;] [2] The three most recent communications (e.g., emails, text messages, call logs or transcripts, or otherwise) between a departmental officer or employee and a federal DHS or ICE employee. In addition, I request all records related to these communications, including, but not limited to, any records indicating that the department was made aware of the communications, discussions of their content or implications, evaluations them for compliance with departmental or other city policies, identification or acknowledgement of any potential policy violations, and any internal responses, disciplinary actions, or follow-up measures resulting from these communications[;] [3] All records relating to incidents, if any, from January 20, 2025, to the day this request is responded to, in which an individual was taken from the department’s custody directly into ICE custody. For each incident, the records request includes, One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832 • Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Lieutenant Peter Mitchell SPR25/3277 Page 2 November 13, 2025 but is not limited to, booking and transfer records, communications with ICE or other federal agencies, internal documentation or discussion of the transfer, and internal notes, memos, or documentation referencing communication with DHS or ICE. The Department provided a response on August 25, 2025. Unsatisfied with the response, Ms. Davidson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3277, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Ms. Davidson with a further response on November 10, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s August 25, 2025 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Davidson may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s November 10th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Sophia Davidson Joshua Dankoff