Mayor Wu to Bondi: We Will Not Help Deport Illegals

The New American ^ | August 20, 2025 | R. Cort Kirkwood

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Far-left Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston said yesterday that her city would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deporting illegals, and that the Blue City would remain a sanctuary for illegals.

Wu falsely claimed at a news conference that the Trump administration is “attacking our cities.” In response to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s warning that sanctuary cities must drop their policies or face federal legal action, Wu said the city would do no such thing.

Wu now risks prosecution under several federal statutes, including those dealing with harboring illegals and interfering with the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Bondi’s Letter

Wu’s unhinged news conference and letter to Bondi answered the attorney general’s warning of August 13. Bondi wrote to myriad sanctuary governors, mayors, and other officials.

Congress “has codified the duty of states and local governments to cooperate in immigration enforcement efforts,” Bondi wrote, adding that far-left sanctuary jurisdictions “have undermined” that partnership. As well, she added, they have openly “obstructed federal immigration enforcement, giving aliens cover to perpetrate crimes in our communities and evade the immigration consequences that federal law requires.”

Bondi added a legal threat. “Individuals operating under the color of law, using their official position to obstruct federal immigration enforcement efforts and facilitating or inducing illegal immigration may be subject to criminal charges,” Bondi wrote. She noted these federal statutes:

• 8 U.S. Code 1324, Bringing in and harboring aliens;

• 18 U.S. Code 371, Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States;

• 18 U.S. Code 1071, Concealing person from arrest;

• 18 U.S. Code 1505, Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees; and/or

• 8 U.S. Code 1373, Communication between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: aliens; boston; debbiedownersoffr; democrats; domesticenemies; eeyoresoffr; harboring; michellewu; obstruction; rebellion; sanctuarycity; shutupeeyores; surrendermonkeys

[left that other site]

I would really love to see Wu Manchu frog marched out of City Hall.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Without Dems useful idiots and that is what they consider the illegals, their useful morons, they would cease to exist as a political party

[Intar]

Then arrest and charge her for obstruction of justice.

[PGR88]

Mayor Wu to Bondi: We Will Not Help Deport Illegals

Bondi to Mayor Wu: We Will Not Give You a Penny of Federal Money To Run Your Woke City.

[econjack]

Wu falsely claimed at a news conference that the Trump administration is “attacking our cities.”

I think she wants to find out the hard way that being a sanctuary city comes at a cost...likely a cost that Boston voters won't like.

[lee martell]

Wouldn’t it be “funny” if it turned out, Mayor Wu was herself an illegal alien.

[ridesthemiles]

AIDING-—ABETTING-—HARBORING
SURE IS DRAWING THE SKUNKS OUT OF THE WOODPILE

[roving]

No one is going to be prosecuted.

[DeplorablePaul]

Right. It’s way past time that she should be arrested as a rebel. Wu is nullifying and obstructing federal law. If Trump catches wind of her audacity, woe is Wu.

[rellic]

We really don’t need Democrats help. we need them to just stay out of the way and NOT interfere.
You can live in a shithole if you so wish, but you aren’t going to take rest of us down with you.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

No one is going to be prosecuted.

So sayeth the All Knowing Wizard of Nothing.

[Sam Gamgee]

I am so proud of this administration. I really didn’t see them going head to head with liberal parts of the country.

[TheDon]

Agreed. Nice to see the administration on the offensive against those who seek to destroy our nation from within and without.

[delchiante]

Being a sanctuary for illegals probably means more ICE hanging around your Massholeland city, Wu.

Enjoy!

[Leaning Right]

Let’s not forget that Mayor Wu was the racist piece of garbage who held a no-whites-allowed Christmas party back in 2023.

https://nypost.com/2023/12/13/news/boston-mayor-under-fire-for-secret-no-whites-christmas-party/

[stylin19a]

seems to me, all Wu has to do is order her people to do nothing when it comes to illegals and she should be in the clear.

[left that other site]

I am so proud of this administration. I really didn’t see them going head to head with liberal parts of the country.

Amen. I long for the day when I can go into Boston unaccompanied again, like I was able to do for most of my childhood and teenage years. It really can be a beautiful, clean, historic city, rich with the Story of Freedom, and one of the Birthplaces of our Republic. (I used to be a guide on the Freedom Trail, back in the day. Now I hate to go in town, only for a special concert or sports event, but that's it.)

[BenLurkin]

Seems like she might be aiding the foreign criminals. No question in my mind that she is abetting the foreign criminals.

[JBW1949]

I thinking arresting and charging two or three of these mayors and politicians would cause others to change their attitudes somewhat....