Boston Mayor Michelle Wu made it clear Tuesday that the city has no intention of complying with a federal order to begin dismantling its sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants, saying that the Trump administration is “wrong” on the issue.

Mayor Michelle Wu responded Tuesday to an ultimatum from the federal government over sanctuary city policies, saying Boston "will not back down."The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to several so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions on August 13,

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has sent a strong letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, rejecting the Trump administration's threats over immigration policies and asserting that Boston will not "bow down to unconstitutional threats or unlawful coercion" from the federal government.