Boston University News Service
The Department of Justice is suing Boston along with Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox, claiming the city’s sanctuary policies “obstruct” the federal government from enforcing its immigration laws.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, lawyers on behalf of the DOJ alleged the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits Boston police from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for detainment requests on the basis of immigration status unless ICE has a criminal warrant, violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause…