Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons vowed to “flood” Boston with immigration agents after progressive Mayor Michelle Wu refused to comply with the Trump administration’s order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary laws.
“We’re definitely going to … flood the zone, especially in sanctuary jurisdictions,” Lyons told “The Howie Carr Show” on Wednesday.
“Boston and Massachusetts decided to say that they wanted to stay sanctuary. Sanctuary does not mean safer streets. It means more criminal aliens out and about the neighborhood. But 100%, you will see a larger ICE presence.”
It comes after the city’s mayor on Tuesday publicly rejected Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ultimatum to ax its sanctuary city law — or risk cuts to federal funding.
“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 or what we stand for. We will not back away from our community that has made us the safest city in the country,” Wu bellowed at a raucous press conference.
Lyons slammed the mayor’s resistance, insisting Boston’s sanctuary status was only making the streets more dangerous given that local cops can ignore ICE detainers — illegal migrants convicted of crimes can essentially be cut loose back into the community. --->READ MORE HERE
The Trump administration could unleash a massive immigration enforcement blitz in Boston as soon as September, according to a published report.
The clampdown, already expected, could come soon after a similar action in Chicago next month, or it could happen concurrently, Politico reported Friday, citing a Trump administration official.
The White House has stepped up its rhetorical war against cities led by Democrats in recent weeks. It has also physically manifested it — in the case of the deployment of National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
“All these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country, especially those cities, we’re going to address that,” border czar Tom Homan said at the White House this week, according to Politico.
“So we’re going to take the assets we have and move them to problem areas like sanctuary cities where we know for a fact there are public safety threats, illegal aliens on the streets every day,” Homan said.
The Republican White House has clashed repeatedly with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat seeking reelection to a second term in November, over the city’s immigration policies.
The city’s policy, set by a local law known as the Trust Act, allows Boston Police Department officers to work with ICE on criminal investigations, but limits their ability to cooperate on or share information related to civil immigration enforcement. Officials say the policy allows Boston residents to feel more comfortable interacting with police, improving police-community relations.
The Trump administration sees things differently, accusing city leaders of hampering efforts to detain dangerous criminals.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s top immigration officer pledged a surge of federal agents to Boston after the city said it would defy pressure to change its immigration policies to match the federal government’s. --->READ MORE HERE
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