sanctuary cities, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

Kraft blasts Wu’s $650K sanctuary city hearing prep tab
Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft took aim at his opponent, incumbent Michelle Wu, over the weekend, blasting her for spending over half a million dollars to prepare for her grilling by the House Oversight Committee in Washington last week.
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
Opinion
‘Sanctuary city’ hearing an exercise in political farce
There was a moment at Wednesday’s congressional hearing on so-called sanctuary cities in which Representative Clay Higgins asked each of the four mayors on the House Oversight Committee’s hot seat if they had sought the “advice of counsel” prior to the hearing or had counsel in the room.
What Congress members got wrong — and right — about Chicago at the sanctuary city hearing
Here's a rundown of several key claims made during the hearing, and our reporting on the issues and numbers referenced by officials.
GOP lawmakers target sanctuary city mayors in contentious hearing
Sanctuary laws are in place in several US cities. The mayors of four of the largest ones defended laws that require them to provide care.
US mayors defend 'sanctuary city' laws protecting migrants in congressional hearing
Mayors of four of the largest cities in the U.S. appeared before lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday to defend their so-called "sanctuary city" laws, which restrict local officials in helping enforce federal immigration regulations.
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 advocates pushed for expansion of the Trust Act.
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.
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Democratic mayors face questions over "sanctuary city" policies at House hearing
is no longer a member of the committee but joined the hearing Wednesday. In an earlier round of questioning, she asked ...
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Takeaways from the congressional hearing grilling ‘sanctuary city’ mayors on immigration
Comer opened the questioning period of the hearing by asking each mayor a yes-or-no question on whether they consider their city a “sanctuary city.” In their prepared remarks to open the ...
Mayor Adams grilled by fellow Dems in fiery DC sanctuary city hearing — but gets warm welcome from GOP
Hizzoner repeatedly insisted that there was “no quid pro quo” between him and the feds about President Trump’s Department of ...