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

Mayors and governors warn of constitutional overreach, and state attorneys general filed a legal challenge in response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter threatening funding cuts and criminal charges.

Democrat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu featured a live mariachi band before her press conference about the Trump administration’s targeting of the city over its sanctuary policies. Wu held an outdoor press event on Tuesday where she vowed to resist the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) demands to comply with federal immigration law.

The city of Boston is facing a Tuesday deadline to respond to a letter from the federal government regarding sanctuary city policies.

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.

AG Pam Bondi issued an ultimatum to sanctuary jurisdictions like Boston to align with federal immigration enforcement, but Mayor Wu reaffirms Boston's sanctuary policies.