Politics Sep 22 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will now run unopposed in her reelection bid By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Politics Sep 03 WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will ‘flood the zone’ in sanctuary cities, Homan says President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that the administration plans to "flood the zone" in sanctuary cities with federal immigration enforcement officers. By News Desk and Associated Press
Politics May 29 Trump administration pressures ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ by publishing list of places ‘deliberately obstructing’ immigration enforcement The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they're believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Politics Apr 24 Trump can’t deny federal funds to cities that limit immigration cooperation, judge rules A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump's executive orders were unconstitutional. By Janie Har, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Adams grilled on whether he made immigration deal with Trump administration to avoid prosecution Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., confronted New York Mayor Eric Adams in a House Oversight hearing Wednesday about whether the Trump administration had coerced Adams into greater cooperation with federal law enforcement in order to spare himself from legal trouble. By Molly Finnegan
Mar 05 WATCH: Boston mayor reacts to GOP pushback on immigration by telling Congress how it could make her city safer By Molly Finnegan “If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe,” Mayor Michelle Wu said. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Deadly shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee In our news wrap Wednesday, a shooter attacked at a Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee where 600 people work. The city's mayor said multiple people were killed. Also, a federal appeals court in New York ruled the Trump administration can… Continue watching
Feb 26 Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The decision overturned a lower court's decision ordering the administration to release funding to New York City and seven states. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 6:49 Elite ‘BORTAC’ unit to join sanctuary city crackdown In a continuation of its crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities and states, the Trump administration is planning to use U.S. Border Patrol agents from an elite tactical unit known as "BORTAC" to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in detaining undocumented… Continue watching