Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said federal immigration authorities plan to “flood” Boston in response to Mayor Michelle Wu’s refusal to dismantle the city’s sanctuary protections, as ordered by

Wu blasted a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi renewing the Trump administration’s demand that Boston end policies the president views as impeding federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department will continue to bring lawsuits against sanctuary cities.

The Department of Justice has ordered Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, and more than 30 other sanctuary jurisdictions to explain how they’ll comply with federal immigration enforcement — or risk losing federal funding.

The demand is the administration's latest salvo against Boston in its effort to punish local governments that it sees as unfriendly to its immigration policies.

Boston’s deadline to cooperate with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration is just one day away. The U.S. Department of Justice sent out letters last week giving Boston and other sanctuary cities until Tuesday to submit a plan of compliance.