The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston on Thursday over its “sanctuary city” law, which limits Boston Police’s cooperation with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on civil 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,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a press release . “If Boston won’t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will.”

The lawsuit , filed in federal court in Massachusetts, names the city, the mayor and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox as defendants.

In a Thursday night statement, Mayor Wu called the

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