Boston Mayor Wu Pushes Back Against Trump Admin's Operation Patriot 2.0

Chaiel Schaffel

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Boston may Or Michelle Woo says the agency has been
tight lipped about who they're actually arresting and where they're going.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
We have requested, through the Freedom of Information Act now
over several months, basic detail just to understand whether the
actions have been fully within the bounds of the law
and the Constitution.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
She says those requests have not been honored. I says
it's removing dangerous criminals from the street. Governor morri Heely
at least, is skeptical of the new operation, calling it
political theater. The City of Boston has attracted the Trump
administration's ire for months, the key flashpoint being the Boston
Trust Act, which prohibits police from working with ICE agents
on civil cases.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Our city government does not cooperate in the mass deportation
efforts that this federal administration is trying to push.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
The policy is the source of a federal lawsuit filed
against the city just last week. Mayor Wu's response to
that suit quote, we will not yield. Kyle shaffleb Busy,
Boston's news radio