DHS Blasts Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Over ICE's 249-Space Parking Push
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
DHS Blasts Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Over ICE's 249-Space Parking Push
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Summary
DHS accused Michelle Wu of trying to intimidate Boston parking-lot owners after she urged them to reject ICE leases and said the city would track local responses.
249 contiguous spaces are what ICE sought in Boston under a five-year “surge parking” notice, after Boston and six nearby cities barred the agency from staging operations on municipal lots.
Wu called the proposed leases an unwarranted escalation that could disrupt public safety and regional economic activity, and Boston filed a FOIA request seeking all responses to ICE’s parking solicitation.
The clash follows an emergency Boston City Council resolution urging officials to explore ways to block downtown ICE leases, as the agency also sought parking in 13 other metro areas.