Boston City Council presses for Trust Act expansion

Boston City Council presses for Trust Act expansion after Mayor Wu’s Congressional sanctuary hearing
Fresh off the mayor’s defense of the city’s sanctuary policies and public safety record before a Congressional oversight committee, the Boston City Council held a community-based hearing where
Boston city councilors defend pro-immigrant Trust Act as President Trump threatens funding cuts
Boston city councilors stood fast in their support of the city’s pro-immigrant Trust Act at a hearing Monday, defying President Donald Trump’s threats to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Boston Mayor Stands By $650,000 Legal Bill To Prepare For Sanctuary City Congressional Hearing
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her decision to spend well over half a million taxpayer dollars to prepare for
Boston’s sanctuary status, Trust Act to be subject of City Council hearing audit
The Boston City Council is set to audit the “implementation and effectiveness” of the Trust Act, a 2014 law that has led to Mayor Michelle Wu facing potential criminal prosecution due to the
Boston immigrants ask City Council to preserve, strengthen Trust Act
Immigrants and advocates asked Boston City Councilors on Monday to preserve and strengthen the Trust Act, the law that limits police coordination with federal immigration authorities except for on criminal investigations.
Boston mayor faces heat over sanctuary city policies as Patriots owner's son goes on offensive
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will take questions regarding sanctuary city policies from Congress on Wednesday amid a recent spar with border czar Tom Homan.
Boston's Trust Act to be subject of city council hearing on Monday
A city council committee meeting scheduled for Monday is set center around Boston’s Trust Act — a policy that has been in the national spotlight amid Republican-led criticism of so-called sanctuary cities.
After criticism, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defends $650K legal bill for Congressional sanctuary hearing
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended the whopping $650,000 legal bill the city paid to help her prepare for a Congressional hearing on sanctuary cities, saying it was necessary amid threats to put her in jail and cut the Hub’s federal funding.
Amid federal funding threats, Boston’s Trust Act again under spotlight
On Monday, the City Council is set to hold its own inquiry into the local policy, amid threats to cut federal funding for ...
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'Uncharted waters': Boston finds itself in the Trump administration's crosshairs
Trump is not the first president to wield federal funds as a weapon. But some analysts say the current attacks on Boston is ...
A made-for-TV threat against Boston Mayor Wu — but for now, not much more | John L. Micek
It was a dramatic moment during a Capitol Hill hearing that presented no shortage of dramatic moments. Brandishing paperwork, ...