Boston rejected every ICE detainer request last year, citing sanctuary laws, as the Trump administration files a lawsuit and critics raise public safety concerns.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu​ issued an executive order that she says is designed to protect residents "from unconstitutional and ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu released an executive order Thursday containing a slate of actions that she said will protect ...

The Department of Homeland Security slammed Boston City Councilor Enrique Pepén for characterizing an ICE arrest in Roslindale as an “abduction,” saying that the perp was an illegal immigrant charged ...

Mayor Wu's order also establishes new guidelines on how city officials will respond if a federal surge returns to Boston in ...

Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said the department ignored all 57 immigration detainer requests issued by federal authorities last year, citing a city law that shields noncitizens from ...

Federal officials said ICE officers arrested Jose Perez-Antonio on Thursday in Roslindale Square. The Department of Homeland ...

Boston is banning ICE from using city property, and local police are being told to investigate federal agents that break city or state laws. The post Mayor Wu announces new efforts to restrict ICE in ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's order also directs local police to investigate any federal agents who break city or state law.

As immigration enforcement ramped up in 2025, and Boston faced a federal lawsuit over restrictions on police cooperation with ICE, the Boston Police Department did not take action on any ICE request ...

Wu says the city will use all available legal tools to protect residents.