US EditionMayor Wu Hits Back After ICE Director Todd Lyons Vows to ‘Flood’ Boston: ‘Stop Attacking Cities’
Mayor Michelle Wu defends Boston's sanctuary city policies, citing constitutional rights and community safety, amid federal threats of legal action and funding cuts against 32 cities.
- On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rejected U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's immigration compliance ultimatum at City Hall Plaza, saying, `Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures`.
- The DOJ signaled a broader crackdown earlier this month by publishing a sanctuary list and coordinating with DHS, while ICE's operation earlier this year apprehended nearly 1,500 offenders.
- Patricia Hyde, ICE ERO Boston Acting Field Office Director, said Wednesday, `I know what a safe Boston looks like, and this isn't it,` signaling disagreement with Mayor Michelle Wu.
- The DOJ's warning carries immediate risks by threatening Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with prosecution and possible cuts to federal funding and civil suits if the city ignores federal immigration laws.
- Wu's stance also carries political implications as she frames opposition to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, while Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said his state will not change values despite federal threats.
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By Patrick MaddenTo read this article in english in WBUR click here. Boston officials have accused ICE of withholding information related to immigration arrests in the city. Mayor Michelle Wu ordered staff to file an application under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain detailed information about people who had been arrested or detained by federal agents. ICE denied the application, according to…
Mayor Wu hits back after ICE Director Todd Lyons vows to ‘flood’ Boston: ‘Stop attacking cities’
Mayor Michelle Wu hit back at ICE Director Todd Lyons’ vow to “flood” Boston in response to her refusal to strip its sanctuary protections, saying that it doesn’t make sense for the feds to target a city known for being among the country’s safest. “We comply with and follow all the laws, city, state and federal, and we will not back down from the communities who have made us the safest major city in the country,” Wu told reporters Thursday at an…
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stationgossip.comMayor Wu Says “Boston Follows the Law,” but Not Immigration Law
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a press conference where she announced that the federal government had sent her a letter threatening to cut off Boston’s federal funding if the city does not cooperate with ICE enforcement.
Michelle Wu Vows Continued Defiance of ICE As List of Criminal Illegals Protected by Boston Grows
"...do you stay silent and comply to try to avoid some unknown, uncertain, huge threat? Or do you take the risk but stand up for your community, for your people and for what's right? I don't feel that I have a choice as mayor of this city."
ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston with immigration agents after Mayor Michelle Wu refused to end city’s sanctuary laws
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons vowed to "flood" Boston with immigration agents after progressive Mayor Michelle Wu refused to comply with the Trump administration's order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary laws.
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