Why Trump is targeting Boston and its Democratic mayor as part of his ‘immigration enforcement blitz’

Standoff has been building since March between Trump and Michelle Wu, who last week said to stop attacking cities to hide your administration's failures'

Tensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration's aggressive immigration policies, with reports now signaling the possibility of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.

The friction came to a head last week when the Trump administration reportedly began preparing an immigration enforcement blitz" for Boston in the coming weeks, according to Politico.