Boston Mayor Michelle Wu faced forceful questioning by Congressional Republicans in a marathon hearing Wednesday as they pressed her and three other Democratic mayors on their city laws that limit local cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.

She stood up for the city and refused to cower in the face of threats and smears,” one of more than 1,700 respondents said. The post Mayor Michelle Wu represented Boston well at the ‘sanctuary cities’ congressional hearing,

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may be facing criminal prosecution for the city’s sanctuary policies after the prospect of federal charges was raised by numerous Republican lawmakers who grilled her at a