‘Boston will not back down’: mayor hits back at Trump officials’ sanctuary city threats

Michelle Wu replies to attorney general's letter threatening prosecution for undermining' immigration enforcement

Boston's mayor Michelle Wu has hit back sharply at the Trump administration's legal threats over sanctuary city immigration policies, declaring that Boston will not back down".

Wu told a news conference outside Boston's city hall on Tuesday: The US attorney general asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures. Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law. And Boston will not back down from who we are and what we stand for."