BOSTON —

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded Tuesday to the Trump administration's deadline to comply with federal immigration law, saying the city will continue to be a "beacon of freedom" for everyone.

Wu and 31 mayors from across the country received letters from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warning communities to comply with President Donald Trump's immigration policies or face prosecution. A deadline to submit a compliance plan was set for Tuesday.

“Here is our response: Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures,” Wu said. “Unlike the Trump Administration, Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down from who we are and what we stand for,” Wu said during a morning news conference. “We will not back away from our community that has made us the safes

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