‘Sanctuary’ city mayor vows to resist Trump’s mass deportations: ‘It creates widespread fear’

Boston’s Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu said in an interview Sunday that her city will not cooperate with the incoming Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign — as the region sees more illegal immigrants with criminal convictions being released onto the streets.

Wu was asked in an interview with WCVB about the Trump administration’s plans to launch a mass deportation campaign when he takes office in January, and was asked what Boston’s response would be.

“Elections have consequences, and the federal government is responsible for certain measures, and cities, not individual cities, can postpone or exclude certain parts of that,” he said. “But what we can do is ensure that we do our part to protect our residents by all means, that we do not cooperate with those efforts that endanger the safety of everyone by creating widespread fear and having a major economic impact. .”

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“And then we provide direct access to our residents, because the last thing we want is for people who are part of our economy, part of our school system, part of our community and the fabric of our city, to feel that all of a sudden they have to retreat into the shadows for fear of accessing city services, even if calling 911, when you need it, or taking your child to school, those are all city services we’ve done with immigration enforcement, and we’re going to continue to protect our residents in those places,” he said.

Trump has made mass deportations a centerpiece of his campaign and on Monday said he was open to declaring a national emergency and using military assets.

Fox News Digital reported last week that The Trump administration it is already discussing where to expand its detention facilities in anticipation of the job and talking to private prison companies about possible expansion.

But there is already opposition from blue-chip cities and counties, including those that are “sanctuary” cities — meaning they do not cooperate with ICE requests to detain illegal immigrants on criminal charges or transfer convictions to ICE custody.

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June 2, 2022: ICE agents conduct enforcement activity within the US. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said she was willing to use “every tool in the toolbox” to protect citizens and residents and vowed that state police “will not” help Trump in the job.

But the state, along with the Boston area, has seen dozens of ICE arrests of illegal immigrants charged with crimes, including child sex offenses, only to be released back onto the streets.

ICE announced this month that it had arrested an illegal immigrant from Colombia, who had been arrested on charges of solicitation of a child under the age of 16, distribution of obscene material, and exposure to indecent images and nudity. ICE filed a detainer complaint against him, but it was dismissed, the agency said.

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In March, Fox News embedded with ICE officers in Boston and saw them arrest five people, including four suspected child rapists and a member of MS-13, a potentially dangerous gang that police say is allowed on the streets because of sanctuary policies. that rejected the organization’s arrest requests.

But a lack of cooperation from those states and cities is unlikely to deter the administration. Tom Homan, appointed to be border chief by President-elect Trump, had a message for those areas this month.

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“If you don’t want to work with us, get the hell out of there. We will. What that means is, instead of sending 100 people to Boston, we’re going to send 200 agents. In Boston, we’re going to do the job,” he said.