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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,774 posts) Tue Aug 19, 2025, 01:46 PM Aug 2025

"Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds ..."

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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

August 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2025-08-19T15:18:01.353Z

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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

August 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administrationâ€™s failures.
— Office of Mayor Michelle Wu å³å¼ (@mayorwu.boston.gov) 2025-08-19T14:01:09.657Z

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Read the full letter from the City of Boston in response to the U.S. Department of Justice on Boston.gov:

https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf

August 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Read the full letter from the City of Boston in response to the U.S. Department of Justice on Boston.gov: content.boston.gov/sites/defaul....
— Office of Mayor Michelle Wu å³å¼ (@mayorwu.boston.gov) 2025-08-19T14:01:09.658Z

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"Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds ..." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #1

Funds Withholding Needs To Be Addressed modrepub Aug 2025 #2

I thought this issue was adjudicated long ago...that cities did not have to enforce immigration/border transgressions nt wiggs Aug 2025 #3

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2. Funds Withholding Needs To Be Addressed

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 03:57 PM

Aug 2025

There was to be a mechanism to counter federal withholding of Congressionally allocated funds to state/local governments. Since this administration seems to love doing this, there should be a counter measure for state and local governments to cut off the flow of federal taxes and fees collected in their jurisdiction.

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3. I thought this issue was adjudicated long ago...that cities did not have to enforce immigration/border transgressions nt

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 04:42 PM

Aug 2025

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