The Department of Justice is suing the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox over the city's sanctuary city policies.

In the lawsuit filed Thursday, the Trump administration said the city is breaking federal law by refusing to assist with immigration enforcement.

"The City of Boston and its Mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America - they explicitly enforce policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal aliens from justice," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. "If Boston won't protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will."

In August, Mayor Wu responded to an ultimatum from the government over city policies, saying Boston "will not back down."

The DOJ wrote i

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