The thirteen members of the Boston City Council voted unanimously this week to maintain the city’s status as a ‘sanctuary’ city. This comes after a recent report that dozens of Massachusetts children have been sexually assaulted by illegal aliens this year.
These councilors are putting their virtue-signaling ahead of public safety and the law.
From the Boston Herald:
Boston City Council reaffirms sanctuary status to ‘brace for impact’ of Trump mass deportation vowThe City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to reaffirm Boston’s status as a sanctuary city “to protect” immigrants amid President Donald Trump’s vow to carry out mass deportations when he takes office for the second time next month.The 13-0 vote was to reaffirm the Boston Trust Act, which, per the Council’s approved resolution, was first enacted in 2014, later amended in 2019, and “delineates the distinct roles and responsibilities of the Boston Police Department from those of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), thereby promoting trust between local law enforcement and immigrant communities.”The law prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE when it comes to detaining immigrants on civil warrants, while still allowing for cooperation in criminal matters like human trafficking, child exploitation, drug and weapons trafficking, and cybercrimes, according to the resolution.“It’s not just a policy, but it is a promise to our immigrant neighbors that they are welcome here, and this is a safe haven, and they don’t have to live in fear of being unjustly scrutinized or even ripped away from their families,” Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata said at the Wednesday City Council meeting. “As we brace for impact, we’ve got to make sure that we all work together.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has made her position on all of this quite clear. She has no plans to work with Trump.
From WGBH:
Mayor Wu says Boston police won’t have to assist in mass deportations under TrumpBoston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city has laws in place to protect immigrants during of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, under which he has promised mass deportations.Wu, speaking on Boston Public Radio’s “Ask The Mayor” segment, said local law enforcement does not have to assist in deportations of people based solely on immigration status.“The Boston Trust Act puts strict prohibitions on local law enforcement from being pulled into becoming the enforcement arm for the whims of whatever the sort of approach of the federal immigration law might be,” Wu said.The Boston Trust Act was signed into law in 2014 under Mayor Marty Walsh, and amendments were made in 2019.
It feels like this situation is headed for a showdown.
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