ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston with immigration agents after Mayor refused to end city’s sanctuary
By Emily Crane
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons vowed to “flood” Boston with immigration agents after progressive Mayor Michelle Wu refused to comply with the Trump administration’s order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary laws.
“We’re definitely going to … flood the zone, especially in sanctuary jurisdictions,” Lyons told “The Howie Carr Show” Wednesday.
“Boston and Massachusetts decided to say that they wanted to stay sanctuary. Sanctuary does not mean safer streets. It means more criminal aliens out and about the neighborhood. But 100%, you will see a larger ICE presence.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaking at a press conference.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responds to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding that Boston lift its sanctuary city policies.
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It comes after the city’s mayor on Tuesday publicly rejected Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ultimatum to axe its sanctuary city law — or risk cuts to federal funding.
“Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures. Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down from who we are or what we stand for. We will not back away from our community that has made us the safest city in the country,” Wu bellowed at a raucous press conference.
Lyons slammed the mayor’s resistance, insisting Boston’s sanctuary status was only making the streets more dangerous given local cops can ignore ICE detainers — illegal migrants convicted of crimes can essentially be cut loose back into the community.
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons speaks at a news conference.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons speaks at a news conference.
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Protestors holding signs that read "ICE: Hands Off!" and "Dignity Not Deportations" at a rally.
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Community members speak out against ICE during a rally in front of the the ICE Boston Field office.
“That’s the issue we’re seeing in so many jurisdictions,” Lyons said.
“We have so many men and women on the Boston Police Department and other jurisdictions that are so pro-ICE, that want to work with us and that are actually helping us behind the scenes.”
“That’s what I think local leaders don’t understand, is they need to talk to the men and women on the ground, because … there are so many of these criminal aliens that keep getting released to go out and commit more crimes that the local law enforcement have to deal with. We can take that violent criminal alien instantly out of the neighborhood,” he added.
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