Trump administration sues Boston over sanctuary city immigration policies

• President Trump signed an executive order in April targeting sanctuary cities that don't comply with his agenda of cracking down on undocumented immigrants.

Driving the news: The lawsuit accuses Boston officials of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, resulting in the release of "dangerous criminals" from police custody who would otherwise be subject to removal.

• Attorney General Pam Bondi in a statement accused the city of Boston and Wu of being "among the worst sanctuary offenders in America" by explicitly enforcing policies that she said were "designed to undermine law enforcement" and protect undocumented immigrants from justice.
• The Boston Police Department and Police Commissioner Michael Cox are also named in the suit.

The other side: "This unconstitutional attack on our city is not a surprise. Boston is a thriving community, the economic and cultural hub of New England, and the safest major city in the country — but this administration is intent on attacking our community to advance their own authoritarian agenda," Wu said in a statement posted to Instagram.

• "This is our City, and we will vigorously defend our laws and the constitutional rights of cities, which have been repeatedly upheld in courts across the country. We will not yield."

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