The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu over the city's sanctuary policies.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says Boston and its mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America.
She says Boston explicitly enforces policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal immigrants from justice.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says the city will fight the suit.
":This unconstitutional attack on our city is not a surprise. Boston is a thriving community, the economic and cultural hub of New England, and the safest major city in the country — but this administration is intent on attacking our community to advance their own authoritarian agenda. This is our City, and we will vigorously defend our laws and the constitutional rights of cities, which have been repeatedly upheld in courts across the country. We will not yield."
Massachusetts Senior Senator Elizabeth Warren is also weighing in.
"Boston doesn’t back down to bullies. Boston is one of the safest major cities in America thanks to Mayor Wu’s leadership and the trust between residents and public safety officials. Donald Trump’s latest authoritarian power grab is unconstitutional — and it won’t make people safer nor make life better as he fails to lower costs for working families.”
The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the Boston Trust Act, which restricts city police from cooperating with ICE agents.
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