Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Plans FOIA to ID Property Owners Interested in Leasing to ICE
Wu plans public records requests to identify property owners who may lease 249 parking spaces to ICE, citing limits on city property use.
- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to identify private property owners who responded to a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement notice requesting 249 parking spaces in the city.
- Earlier this month, ICE posted a notice on a government procurement site seeking market research to identify sources capable of providing parking spaces for current or planned facilities nationwide, including Boston.
- Mayor Michelle acknowledged she cannot legally block private leases but intends to contact owners to ensure they understand her view that "this is not a way to make our community safer," citing fatal ICE incidents in other states.
- ICE Boston officials criticized Wu's threat to use public records laws, arguing city policies protect "sick criminal aliens," and cited recent arrests in Everett and Worcester to illustrate enforcement targets.
- Critics like Jessica Vaughn of the Center for Immigration Studies argue that policies like The Boston Trust Act, which prevents Boston Police from honoring ICE detainers, force the agency to conduct enforcement in the streets rather than at jails.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Moves to Identify Property Owners Willing to Lease Parking to ICE
by David Lindfield Boston’s radical Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu is moving to identify private property owners who may be willing to lease parking spaces to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as the sanctuary-city leader continues trying to obstruct the federal agency’s operations. ICE recently announced that it is seeking private property owners nationwide who can...
‘Pro-Criminal’ Dem Mayor Michelle Wu Threatens Property Owners Leasing to ICE.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to expose property owners cooperating with ICE, prompting the agency to accuse the Democrat of using her office to intimidate private citizens.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) announced plans to file public records requests to identify property owners leasing parking spaces to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes after ICE issued a request for 249 parking spaces in Bost…
Sanctuary City Mayor Vows To Hunt Down Property Owners Looking To Lease To ICE
Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu wants to expose property owners looking to lease parking spots to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in her sanctuary city. The federal immigration enforcement agency recently posted about its search for property owners across the country “capable of providing surface and/or structured vehicle parking spaces in the vicinity of existing or planned ICE facilities,” according to the Boston Herald. In Bosto…
Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says
Boston will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's "market research" notice. The post Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says appeared first on Boston.com.
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