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ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston after Mayor Wu’s refusal to strip sanctuary protections

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 ...

Mayor Wu responds to Justice Department warning on "sanctuary" policies: "Boston will not back down"

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded Tuesday to an ultimatum from the federal government over sanctuary city policies.

Boston well positioned to fight back on potential federal funding cuts, Wu says

With Mayor Michelle Wu refusing to abandon "sanctuary" policies, the Trump administration may attempt to halt more funding ...
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Wu fires back at Bondi's demand to shed so-called 'sanctuary' policies, saying 'Boston will never back down'

In a letter responding to Bondi's threats to withhold federal funding from alleged "sanctuary" locations, Wu said Boston law ...

Boston and Illinois push back as DOJ demands answers from sanctuary cities

The Department of Justice has ordered Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, and more than 30 other sanctuary jurisdictions to ...

As Trump administration demands Boston end ‘sanctuary’ policies, Massachusetts officials are defending city’s laws

The demand is the administration's latest salvo against Boston in its effort to punish local governments that it sees as ...
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Boston facing Tuesday deadline to respond to DOJ's immigration enforcement ultimatum

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 ...