US EditionBoston Mayor Wu's Executive Order Forbids ICE From Using City Property for Immigration Enforcement
- On February 5, 2026, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using city parking lots, garages, parks and buildings for civil immigration arrests, effective immediately, announced at a City Hall press conference.
- Responding to recent federal deployments, Wu framed the order as a response to violent federal operations, citing the shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in other cities, and said `Our actions today are informed by what we've all seen over the last few weeks, in Minneapolis, St. Paul Lewiston and Portland.'
- Directing operational changes, the order instructs Boston city departments to release body-worn and city surveillance camera footage of federal agent violence, directs Boston Police Department to de-escalate confrontations, and independently investigate alleged federal crimes.
- Regional leaders quickly aligned with Boston and Massachusetts municipal leaders signed similar measures Thursday, while Boston's legal team warned `Boston will see the administration in court, again` if overreach occurs.
- While ICE is not currently surging in Boston, officials note operations continue, the city will tell Boston residents to call 911 for warrantless entries, and local activists including Guillermo Creamer Jr. question municipal authority while Department of Homeland Security spokesperson called a similar ban `legally illiterate`.
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Boston's Wu orders release of ICE surveillance and bodycam footage, says fed government 'hides behind masks'
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu accused federal immigration agents of conducting "unconstitutional" operations in the city and ordered the public release of surveillance and body camera footage tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. She said the move is aimed at holding federal agents accountable for alleged acts of violence.Wu and other Massachusetts officials held a joint news conference Thursday in the blue city, slamming th…
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Boston HeraldMayor Michelle Wu orders preparations for ICE surge in Boston
Citing “chaos” on the streets of cities like Minneapolis and Lewiston, Maine, and referencing the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of executive actions designed to hold federal officials accountable in Boston.
The Mayor of Worcester again set a clear limit against the federal application of immigration laws. Since February 4, 2026, the municipality updated its policy on ICE, prohibiting federal agents from using city properties — including parks, parking lots, garages and municipal buildings — to organize or prepare civil immigration operations. City Manager Eric D. Batista shared the climate of fear that federal operations are generating in communiti…
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