{"id":12268,"date":"2025-09-06T17:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=12268"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:49:45","slug":"trump-admin-sues-boston-over-sanctuary-city-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=12268","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"142\"><strong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"142\">Trump Administration Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"637\">The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Boston, targeting its sanctuary city policies as part of a broader national effort to dismantle local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenges the Boston Trust Act, which restricts the Boston Police Department from engaging in civil immigration enforcement unless public safety is directly at risk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"1115\">Under the ordinance, police are barred from holding individuals solely at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without a criminal warrant. The Department of Justice argues that this policy violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which gives federal law precedence over conflicting state or local laws. The DOJ claims Boston\u2019s policies have led to the release of dangerous individuals who should have been turned over to federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1520\">Attorney General Pamela Bondi sharply criticized Boston\u2019s leadership, stating, \u201cIf Boston won\u2019t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will.\u201d She cited cases involving individuals convicted of serious crimes like assault, burglary, and trafficking who were released rather than transferred to ICE custody, blaming the city\u2019s policies for putting public safety at risk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1815\">Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded forcefully, defending the city\u2019s ordinance as constitutional and necessary. \u201cThis is our city, and we will vigorously defend our laws,\u201d she said, calling the lawsuit a politically motivated attack. Wu added that Boston remains a safe and welcoming community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"2136\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Legal experts note that the case may face significant hurdles, as courts have generally ruled that the federal government cannot force local jurisdictions to enforce immigration laws. Still, the lawsuit signals the Trump administration\u2019s ongoing push to challenge sanctuary policies ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Administration Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Policies The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Boston, targeting its sanctuary city policies as&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump Admin Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Law - magazine24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=12268\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Admin Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Law - 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