Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her decision to spend well over half a million taxpayer dollars to prepare for a congressional hearing on sanctuary city policies. Earlier in March, the mayors of Boston,

Fresh off the mayor’s defense of the city’s sanctuary policies and public safety record before a Congressional oversight committee, the Boston City Council held a community-based hearing where advocates pushed for expansion of the Trust Act.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will take questions regarding sanctuary city policies from Congress on Wednesday amid a recent spar with border czar Tom Homan.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before a House committee on so-called "sanctuary cities" in Washington Wednesday.

Mayor Michelle Wu “expects to pay” up to $650,000 in city funds to prepare for a high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities and is bringing along a dozen staff members at an

Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.

Immigrants and advocates asked Boston City Councilors on Monday to preserve and strengthen the Trust Act, the law that limits police coordination with federal immigration authorities except for on criminal investigations.

The Boston City Council is set to audit the “implementation and effectiveness” of the Trust Act, a 2014 law that has led to Mayor Michelle Wu facing potential criminal prosecution due to the