DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu Over Sanctuary City Policies

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday over the city’s sanctuary policies, which the department says prevent police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the city and its mayor “among the worst sanctuary offenders in America” due to the enforcement of policies that she alleged protected illegal immigrants from federal detention. “If Boston won’t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will,” Bondi said in a statement announcing the legal action. In its lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that the Boston Trust Act was “impairing federal detention of removable aliens, including dangerous criminals,” by barring local police officers from accepting federal immigration detainers....