Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confronted her decision to spend more than half a million taxpayer dollars in preparation for a council hearing on Sanctuary City policy.
In early March, mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City were called to answer questions about the laws of their respective sanctuaries before a House Committee on Surveillance and Government Accountability. Shortly before the hearing began, Wu’s office revealed that she had spent a whopping $650,000 in city money in preparation for the hearing. (Related: Ice halt nearly 550 criminal immigrants in large city sweep)
meanwhile Interview On GBH News, the Democratic mayor admitted that these funds could be headed “too much more important,” but argued that the interests were “too high” given the prospects of prison time and federal funds being on the boundaries.
“When there was a threat of putting me in prison and taking away my funds, I had to make sure I was doing everything I could to represent our city well.
(LR) New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Denver Mayor Michael Johnston, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were sworn in during a hearing hearing with Washington, DC, and Washington, D.C., entitled “Head with the Sanctuary Mayor” and government reform hearing. Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Although there is no official definition of “sanctuary city,” the term generally applies to jurisdictions that have laws or policies that restrict cooperation and communication between local officials and immigration and customs enforcement (ICE). Boston It was first established The 2014 Trust Act limits how city law enforcement can interact with ICE agents or other federal immigration officials.
In response to President Donald Trump’s election victory, he brought the Boston City Council, the Boston City Council, in December 2024, an unprecedented deportation promise. vote Reaffirm the status of the sanctuary city.
The Trump administration subsequently put pressure on major sanctuary cities, and the Justice Department ordered federal grants from the sanctuary jurisdictions and file a lawsuit against them. Trump’s DOJ also established a task force aimed at investigating the jurisdiction of the sanctuary.
The GOP squeeze in the sanctuary city came to mind when House Supervisor Chairman James Kommer delivered letters to New York City’s Democratic mayor Eric Adams, Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, Denver’s Mike Johnston and Boston’s Mike Johnston on January 28th.
To her Opening remarks To the committee, WU promoted the Trust Act of 2014 and the 2019 updated version of the vote as a former city council member. The Democratic mayor suggested that without a criminal warrant, Boston police could not detain illegal immigrants for ice.
When asked by Florida GOP Councillor Byron Donald, the mayor said how much money Boston spent on illegal immigration. Cannot be provided The answer is that cities do not ask individuals about the immigration situation. During the hearing, Florida GOP Councilman Anna Paulina Luna announced that she would introduce all four mayors to the DOJ for potential prosecution.
Border Emperor Tom Homan, who leads the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, previously told the Daily Callenor News Foundation that he is OK in a sanctuary jurisdiction that doesn’t help his ice jurisdiction arrest illegal criminal immigrants. However, the border emperor pointed out that if officials of these sanctuaries crossed the line for blatant obstruction, he would not hesitate to hold him accountable.
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