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Justice Department sues Boston, alleging the city obstructs immigration enforcement

Justice Department sues Boston, alleging the city obstructs immigration enforcement

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Police Department, saying the city’s policy to cooperate with immigration enforcement officials only in criminal matters violates federal law. The suit, filed Thursday in federal court in Boston, takes aim at the city’s Trust Act, the 2014 legislation that said Boston Police will not honor Immigration …

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