DOJ Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Immigration Policies

DOJ Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Immigration Policies
Above: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addresses a Labor Day rally Sept. , 2025. Image copyright: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images

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Republican narrative

Boston's sanctuary policies undermine federal law and create a dangerous public safety crisis by shielding criminal aliens from deportation. The city routinely releases individuals convicted of serious crimes back onto the streets instead of transferring them to federal custody. These obstruction tactics prevent ICE from doing its job of removing dangerous criminals and protecting American communities.

Democratic narrative

This lawsuit is an unconstitutional attack on local communities and violates established legal precedent protecting municipal authority. Boston's Trust Act has been repeatedly upheld in courts and makes the city safer by encouraging immigrant communities to cooperate with police without fear of deportation. The administration's threats and militarization tactics terrorize communities and should stop.

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