BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 11: Outgoing Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim speaks during the last city council meeting of the year on December 11, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston City Council has unanimously voted to uphold the city’s sanctuary status ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s first list of so-called sanctuary cities produced a lot of names — and not a ton of immediate clarity. The reported inaccuracies notwithstanding, the list ...

This isn’t just a Boston crisis — it’s a regional one,” Councilor John FitzGerald said. “Many of the individuals at Mass and ...

The Boston City Council passed a resolution Wednesday declaring the city to be “a Sanctuary City for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, with a specific commitment to protecting transgender and ...

Boston is already seen as a so-called sanctuary city by immigration hardliners, but Mejia is pressing forward with plans to increase protections for locals regardless of their immigration status.

But in Boston, one of the so-called sanctuary cities targeted by the move, elected officials say the deployment of SWAT team-like agents will actually make communities less safe.

Boston’s City Council voted 12-1 at a meeting March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Boston University LGBTQIA+ Student ...

City Council members voted 12-1 Wednesday to make Boston a sanctuary city for members of the transgender community.. Councilor-at-Large Julia Mejia and District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon called on ...

Boston among 'sanctuary' cities targeted by Republicans . by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Tue, March 4th 2025 at 10:25 AM. Updated Tue, March 4th 2025 at 12:52 PM. 5. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

Don’t let them call Boston a ‘sanctuary city.’ By Marcela García The Democratic Party is desperate for strong leadership — a voice that can counter the relentless vilification of immigrants.