"From Politico: President Donald Trump's administration filed suit Thursday against Boston, arguing its policies that limit police cooperation with civil immigration enforcement violate federal law. The Department of Justice lawsuit follows similar legal actions by the administration against New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles that seek to overturn what it calls sanctuary policies that pose obstacles to Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration."
"DOJ's lawsuit targets Boston's Trust Act, which was adopted in 2014 and limits the amount of assistance that local law enforcement can provide to federal authorities involving the enforcement of civil immigration or low-level criminal offenses. It doesn't prohibit Boston police from working with federal authorities on major crimes involving non-citizens. The City Council adopted the measure, which is similar to policies in place elsewhere, so that people in immigrant communities would not be afraid to cooperate with police or be reluctant to report crime."
President Donald Trump's administration filed suit against Boston, arguing that city policies limiting police cooperation with civil immigration enforcement violate federal law. The DOJ has pursued similar legal actions against New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles to overturn sanctuary policies that the administration says impede its crackdown on illegal immigration. The lawsuit specifically targets Boston's 2014 Trust Act, which restricts local assistance on civil immigration and low-level offenses while permitting cooperation on major crimes. The Trust Act was adopted to encourage immigrant community cooperation with police and reporting of crimes. Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu oppose expanded ICE activity in the Commonwealth.
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