Immigration

The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of his campaign.

The individuals at risk of detention at Guantanamo Bay include seven Venezuelan nationals, one Afghan national, one Pakistani national and one Bangladeshi national.

The detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a mother has sent shockwaves down a family in El Monte and her daughter, 21-year-old Xitlali, who is battling a cancer that impedes her walking and requires her mom’s assistance.

Both countries have received hundreds of deportees from various nations sent by the United States.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and three other mayors of sanctuary cities are set to testify on Capitol Hill next week.

On Wednesday the Republican-led House Oversight Committee released a video vowing that the mayors of Boston, New York, Chicago and Denver will be “held publicly accountable.” It’s the second time this month that the city has been targeted for its immigration policies....

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Boston is being highlighted in what’s becoming a national debate on sanctuary cities policies ahead of a congressional hearing next week.

The clip is being described as hype video against Mayor Wu and three other mayors of sanctuary cities ahead of a Congressional hearing on the topic scheduled for next week.

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In what may be described as a “hype” video released by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee Wednesday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is a featured player. The video looks ahead to next Wednesday’s congressional hearing on sanctuary cities, at which Wu will testify.

With Boston Mayor Michelle Wu set to testify on Capitol Hill, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee released a video slamming her and three other mayors of sanctuary cities.

Mayor Michelle Wu stepped out of Boston to visit one of the most prominent immigrant support organizations in Massachusetts, La Colaborativa, in neighboring Chelsea on Wednesday.

With Boston’s sanctuary city policy under scrutiny from the Trump administration and the Republican majority in the House, Mayor Michelle Wu stepped out of the city and visited prominent immigrant support group La Colaborativa in Chelsea, taking questions from people she called “the type of inspiration that members of Congress need to know about.”...

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“We think it’s going to be extremely successful,” Trump said of the new path to citizenship on Tuesday.

Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, previously sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after being convicted on forced labor charges, has pleaded guilty to making false statements in an application for an economic disaster loan from the Small Business Administration

U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead found that President Donald Trump’s order on his first back in office likely exceeded his authority.

City leaders in Somerville and Chelsea announced Monday that the two cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its threats to cut funding to sanctuary cities.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Sunday defended her police chief from “insulting” criticism fired off this weekend by the White House’s border czar over the city’s sanctuary city policy.

Mayor Michelle Wu forcefully backed her police commissioner after the White House border czar, Tom Homan, took aim at Boston in a speech, suggesting the city would face consequences over its sanctuary city policy. ...

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Border czar Tom Homan made pointed comments about Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox during a speech at a political convention.

After White House border czar Tom Homan made fiery comments about Boston and its police commissioner, Mayor Michelle Wu fired back.

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