Mayor Michelle Wu responded Tuesday to the Trump Administration's deadline to comply with federal immigration law, saying the city will continue to be a "beacon of freedom" for everyone.
Wu and 31 mayors from across the country received letters from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warning communities to identify "the immediate initiatives you are taking to eliminate laws, policies, and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement."
Boston has the Trust Act, which prevents local police from detaining immigrants to be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, unless there is a criminal warrant issued for their arrest.
A deadline to submit a compliance plan was set for Tuesday.
"Here is our response: Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures. Unlike the Trump Administration, Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down from who we are and what we stand for," Wu said.
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