EXCLUSIVE: The Trump Department of Homeland Security is calling out a Biden-appointed "activist" judge in Massachusetts who paused the deportation of an illegal alien who DHS says sexually assaulted a disabled woman with the mental capacity of a 3-year-old.

The DHS shared a filing from the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry that says Burmese illegal Nyo Myint was convicted of attempted first-degree sexual assault of an individual incapable of consent.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital that Myint, who was living in Lincoln, Nebraska, sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman "with the mental capacity of a 3-year-old."

"This ‘Lincoln man’ is an illegal alien and one of the monsters that the activist Massachusetts district judge is trying to bring back to the United States after he was deported yesterday," McLaughlin said.

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DHS has said Myint had a final order of removal issued against him Aug. 17, 2023.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts issued the ruling Tuesday night, ordering President Donald Trump's administration to maintain custody of eight illegal immigrants deported to South Sudan in case he rules the removals unlawful and they must be transferred back to the U.S.

Murphy's ruling said the government must "maintain custody and control of class members currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return if the Court finds that such removals were unlawful."

After the ruling, McLaughlin called the decision "deranged," saying "these depraved individuals have all had their day in court and been given final deportation orders."

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"A reminder of who was on this plane: murderers, child rapists, an individual who raped a mentally and physically disabled person," McLaughlin added. "The message this activist judge is sending to victims and their families is we don’t care. President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every day to get vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil."

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According to DHS, the other illegals on the plane were Enrique Arias-Hierro, a Cuban national convicted of homicide and other crimes; Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Quinones, another Cuban convicted of attempted first-degree murder with a weapon; Thongxay Nilakout, a citizen of Laos, convicted of first-degree murder and robbery; Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, a Mexican national convicted of second-degree murder; Dian Peter Domach, a citizen of South Sudan convicted of robbery and possession of a firearm; Kyaw Mya, a citizen of Burma convicted of lascivious acts with a child victim less than 12 years of age; and Tuan Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese national convicted of first-degree murder.

The White House also issued a statement in response, saying the ruling is "another attempt by a far-left activist judge to dictate the foreign policy of the United States — and protect the violent criminal illegal immigrants President Donald J. Trump and his administration have removed from our streets."

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Trump chimed in on Truth Social, saying the ruling has forced the deportation flight to pause in Djibouti.

Trump slammed Murphy as "a Federal Judge in Boston, who knew absolutely nothing about the situation, or anything else," and "ordered that EIGHT of the most violent criminals on Earth curtail their journey to South Sudan."

The president urged the Supreme Court to end the trend of judges inhibiting his administration’s deportation agenda.

"The Judges are absolutely out of control, they’re hurting our Country, and they know nothing about particular situations, or what they are doing — And this must change, IMMEDIATELY!" he said. "Hopefully, the Supreme Court of the United States will put an END to the quagmire that has been caused by the Radical Left."

Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson made light of the couple's 48-year age difference in a social media post on Wednesday. 

Hudson shared a photo on her Instagram story of them sitting at a table with a focus on a container of "Old Bay" spice. She captioned the photo "Old Bay with my old bae." Belichcik is 73. 

The playful Instagram caption comes just days after The New York Times reported that Hudson has told at least one person that she and Belichick are engaged to be married.

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The first notion of the two considering marriage was broached in Page Six. A report from the gossip outlet said the two "discussed marriage," which wasn’t "out of the question."

The report added at the time that Hudson didn't "put any pressure on Bill at all to propose, and she feels like it will happen when and if the time is right."

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The couple has been a lightning rod of controversy in recent weeks after an interview on CBS Sunday Morning that saw Hudson forbid Belichick from answering a question about how the couple met. The interview was part of a promotional tour for Belichick's new book, "The Art of Winning — Lessons from My Life in Football." At times during the conversation, Hudson was accused of attempting to assert her control.

Hudson also faced criticism over her reported involvement in North Carolina losing out on the opportunity to be featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks." According to The Athletic, Hudson played an "instrumental role" in HBO pulling the plug on the potential production of the UNC-focused docuseries.

The report also noted that Hudson had asked to be "heavily involved with the project."

Belichick has been publicly linked to the 24-year-old Hudson since 2023. In a statement released after the CBS interview, Belichick said he met Hudson on a flight in 2021.

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Umpires are obviously not perfect, but one in particular expects greatness from himself.

Bill Miller was the home plate umpire for Friday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the Sox leading 6-1, Rafael Devers drilled a ball into right-center field, and Jarren Duran was trying to score from first.

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It was a bang-bang play, and Miller initially called Duran safe. However, the Twins challenged, and a replay review showed Duran was tagged just before touching the plate.

Miller announced the call was reversed, prompting boos from the crowd. Then, out of nowhere, an F-bomb rang through the Fenway PA system.

"F---! F---ing saw that, too. Goddamn it!" Miller yelled at himself.

Thankfully for Miller, the blown call hardly had an effect on the game. The Sox closed the door in the next inning for a 6-1 victory.

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The Sox got out to an early 1-0 lead with a leadoff Alex Bregman homer, but the Twins tied it in the third. After trading zeroes for a while, Boston scored five runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

The play that Miller would love to forget, though, robbed Devers of a third RBI on the night after he had driven in both runs in the seventh with a single.

Pitcher Liam Hendriks entered the game for the Sox in the top of the ninth and retired the side. Boston improved to 18-16, while Minnesota fell to 13-20.

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Democrats in one Massachusetts city have purchased thousands of red cards intended to remind immigrants of their constitutional rights if approached by ICE or related agencies.

The Medford City Democratic Committee, based about six miles northwest of Boston, has already bought 4,000 cards, intended for use by citizens and noncitizens alike. 

The cards list their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights: protecting them from warrantless searches, seizures, and having to speak to authorities without legal counsel. 

They are printed in English on one side, with translations in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Haitian on the other, Medford City Councilor Matthew Leming notes on the committee's website.

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Four-thousand more cards have also been approved for purchase, he said, writing, "Red cards are like helpful business cards that a holder can hand to an officer if they approach in public."

The cost of the initiative was $826, according to WFXT, a Boston FOX affiliate. 

Leming told Fox News Digital that taxpayer funds are not being used to subsidize the program. Rather, he said, the Democratic City Committee footed the bill.

"We’re just trying to find things we can do that are feasible to resist what’s happening at the federal level," Leming told WFXT. "It’s a way to protect our immigrant communities from the actions of the current administration."

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"The cards list basic constitutional protections that apply to everybody, and everybody in the U.S. should be aware of their constitutional rights," he further noted when asked by Fox News Digital.

The legal complexities of such an initiative are apparent — and whether constitutional rights apply to illegal immigrants can be a hot point of debate among legal scholars.

Leming hopes to take the initiative even further. 

"What we’re trying to do is find nonprofits who would be willing to sign up and give us a receipt for finance purposes so we can mail them out," he said. "A lot of our actions are restricted by campaign finance laws."

The Medford "red card" initiative comes amid widespread pushback by blue-state officials regarding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown — including visits by members of Congress to El Salvador to protest the detention of suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and recent court rulings attempting to restrict Border Patrol agents' ability to detain suspected illegal immigrants.

• My partner and I spent $120 at Gordon Ramsay's burger restaurant in downtown Boston.
• We both enjoyed our burgers, and also ordered appetizers and dessert.
• Overall, the meal was a bit pricey, but I'd definitely eat at the restaurant again.

From Hell's Kitchen to Gordon Ramsay Steak, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has amassed an impressive line of chain restaurants around the world.

Back in December, my partner and I headed to the chef's upscale burger joint in downtown Boston with a simple mission: to decide if a meal there is worth the price.

I'll admit it: I'm always skeptical of a chain restaurant, even one with such a powerful name behind it. But sometimes, there's nothing like a good burger.

Here's what our experience was like.

We arrived right on time and were seated promptly.

When we arrived at the restaurant on a Monday night for dinner, we were seated promptly. Gordon Ramsay Burger has floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, which made for some cozy people watching.

The restaurant felt busy, but wasn't crowded. It took us a little while to be waited on, so we ordered our drinks and apps simultaneously.

The appetizers came out before our drinks.

I knew the minute I saw the appetizer menu that I'd want the street corn dip ($13), which came with tortilla chips. It was difficult not to fill up on the cheesy corn dip before my burger.

We also tried the New England clam chowder ($10). Thick and creamy, the chowder's clams were chopped smaller than usual, and it (unconventionally) had bits of bacon, too.

Although the flavor was delicious, my partner and I are something of chowder purists, so we probably wouldn't order it again.

Our drinks paired nicely with the street corn dip.

To drink, my partner ordered the seasonal Harpoon beer ($8) that was on draft.

I went for the Caballo Blanco cocktail ($19), which was made with tequila, fresh lime, Angostura bitters, ginger, and pineapple. Sweet and strong, my drink paired well with the street corn dip.

We both ordered burgers as our entrées.

For my entree, I chose the Idiot Burger ($20) — a smash burger topped with short rib, Gruyere, cheddar, and roasted mushrooms. It also had a spicy tomato chutney and came on a soft and squishy sesame seed bun.

Although it was meatier than the meals I usually go for, I loved it.

My partner ordered the Hell's Kitchen Burger ($19) with applewood-smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, Sriracha aioli, tomato-jalapeño jam, and mashed avocado.

We both agreed this burger was a little too salty — but other than that, it was a solid take on a bacon cheeseburger.

We also ordered a side of truffle fries.

None of the burgers on the menu come with a side, so we ordered a plate of truffle fries ($12).

Fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside, and covered in shredded Parmesan, these were top-tier. One order of fries was more than enough for the two of us.

For dessert, we ordered a milkshake to share.

The dessert menu has some tempting, classic options — namely a chocolate brownie sundae and a cookie skillet — that we were too full to consider. Lighter dessert selections included a root beer float and some milkshakes.

We ordered the Oreo crème brûlée shake ($10), which was just as delicious as it sounds.

The classic shake flavor was elevated with a swirl of crème brûlée pudding and topped with whipped cream. Despite our huge burgers, it wasn't exactly hard to finish.

Aside from a few drawbacks, we thought our $120 meal was worth the price.

Overall, for the location and the amount of food we got, we were pleased with our $120 meal, which was the price before we added a tip. If I wanted to save some money, I'd probably skip the appetizers next time.

The only downside was that we had to flag down our server a few times. Although this wasn't ideal, it didn't negatively impact our experience.

Since Gordon Ramsay Burger has locations in other cities like Las Vegas, Chicago, and Vancouver, I'd consider it a fun, reliable spot to go if I didn't know anything about an area's food scene.

I'd also return to the Boston location if I was in the area and craving a good burger.

Anti-Israel law students at Harvard conspired to smear numerous law firms that have stood opposed to anti-Israel efforts on college campuses, an investigation by the conservative Washington Free Beacon found.

Harvard's student-led chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, a left-wing legal advocacy group with chapters around the country, held a "Big Law, Big Secrets: Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon" earlier this month on campus. The event, led by a student with a reported history of anti-Israel activity, was meant to "gather data to edit the Wikipedia pages of Big Law firms to reflect cases they have recently argued." 

Two days later, over a dozen law firms that have been critical of antisemitism at Harvard and other college campuses, including some that rescinded job offers from Harvard law students over it, saw their Wikipedia pages amended. 

The changes were done by a Wikipedia account linked to another Harvard law student with a history of anti-Israel advocacy, the Free Beacon found, and the changes effectively sought to make the law firms look bad in the eyes of liberals. Some changes also sought to soften language critical of campus antisemitism.

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For instance, a section on the Wikipedia page for the firm Davis Polk, which describes cases it has worked on, was changed from "Race Relations" to "Defense of Segregation." The firm's page also saw the addition of a lengthy section about its "Representation of Purdue Pharma," a pharmaceutical company blamed by Democrats for playing a part in the opioid crisis.    

In 2023, Davis Polk rescinded a job offer it gave to a Harvard student over the student's leadership in organizing anti-Israel protests on campus. It was also among 100 law firms that sent a November 2023 letter to Harvard urging it to clamp down on campus antisemitism after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against innocent Israelis. 

Jones Day, which also signed the letter, had its Wikipedia page changed to include additions about it defending Walmart against allegations of overprescribing opioids, Second Amendment rights and "racial gerrymandering."

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Latham & Watkins, another signer, saw a section about its work on a case related to the Chevron deference principle changed to say the firm "eroded agencies' abilities to protect civil rights, human health and the environment, and other critical public functions." 

Jenner & Block, another signer of the November letter, saw a criticism about its representation of Uber in a suit over whether its drivers should be considered full-time employees or contractors added to its page.

Meanwhile, the edit history for some of the firms that signed on to the letter, such as Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, showed efforts to dull language about what occurred on college campuses after Hamas' attacks. For instance, the Harvard law student-linked account changed "amid a wave of antisemitism in the United States," to "amid a wave of Gaza war protests in the United States" on the firm's page. Additionally, "antisemitic incidents at elite U.S. law schools" was changed to "pro-Palestine protests at elite U.S. law schools."

Overall, 14 law firms saw changes such as these, according to the Free Beacon's investigation. When reached for comment, Harvard University spokesperson Jeff Neal said the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon was organized by a student-run organization "and does not represent the views of Harvard Law School." 

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Fox News Digital reached out to the National Lawyers Guild's Harvard chapter and its national organization but did not receive a response. 

Earlier this month, the Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism froze over $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard. The administration has indicated it could take away as much as $9 billion if Harvard does not meet its requirements on antisemitism and other federal directives from Trump.

The Trump administration is also looking at ways to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status after the school said it would not comply with a number of the president's demands related to campus antisemitism, DEI and other policy priorities the president has laid out during his first 100 days in office. 

Some say it's frowned upon to bring a glove to a baseball game to snag a foul ball, but no one ever said anything about food.

One Boston Red Sox fan got creative when a liner was heading directly toward his seat Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.

In the top of the fifth inning, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette was at bat, and he fouled a sweeper from Walker Buehler.

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Bichette wasn't pleased with himself for swinging at a pitch practically in the opposing batter's box, hitting his head with his bat.

But maybe he saw the replay and felt consoled by a fan's efforts.

The ball went directly toward a fan in a gray Sox jersey who used his meal as a glove.

Even more impressively, it was an easy catch for the fan.

That wasn't the only wild fan-related incident this week at Fenway. The day before, a fan caught two different foul balls. He went the easy route with a glove.

The Sox took home a 4-3 extra-inning victory Thursday.

Boston tied the game in the eighth after a wild pitch brought Rob Refsnyder home from third and surrendered a run in the top of the 10th. But they scored two runs in the bottom half to steal the victory and improve to 7-7 in what is a tight AL East race in the early going.

Things get easier for Boston this weekend when they face the lowly Chicago White Sox in a three-game set.

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• My college-aged sons spent their spring breaks with me on a family vacation.
• We explored Boston and went to an NBA game, which has been a family dream for a long time.
• I don't know how much longer my sons will be interested in family trips.

For many college students, spring break means raging parties, beachwear, and beer bongs. For my family — including my two college-aged sons — it meant exploring Boston together, soaking in history, and checking a Celtics home game off the bucket list.

While we have a fairly limited travel budget because of college expenses, my husband and I prioritized this trip because our window for traveling as a family of four is shrinking. Soon, my sons will most likely be traveling with friends and studying abroad. In a blink, they will have careers with work obligations, making scheduling even more challenging.

Traveling with young adults is a treasure. Our sons use public transit with ease, happily try new foods, and walk miles for sightseeing without too much whining. Even better, traveling together gives us time to connect. On our walks through Boston's streets, we discussed the ethics of the death penalty, beliefs about the spiritual realm, foods we'll never eat again, and prospects for the NBA playoffs. We covered it all.

As a family, we treasured every moment of this trip because it could've been our last.

We experienced must-see historical sites

Luckily, we all love history, so the sites of the Freedom Trail did not disappoint. We stayed at an Airbnb in the North End, just steps from Paul Revere's house and not far from Boston's skinniest house. We also had a great time walking through neighborhoods like Beacon Hill and Back Bay.

One favorite stop was the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the location of the famous unsolved art heist from 35 years ago.

No family vacation is complete without checking out our destination's food scene. Because we were in the North End, that meant a lot of Italian food.

Of course, we couldn't come to Boston and leave without seafood. We dined on spaghetti with clams, fried shrimp, lobster rolls, and clam chowder, ending with an especially memorable meal at the historic Warren Tavern in Charlestown.

We crossed something off the family bucket list

Raised with an older brother obsessed with Larry Bird, I've been cheering for the Celtics for as long as I can remember. My younger son joined the club during the Kyrie Irving years, and now all four of us are loyal fans. For Christmas, we surprised our sons with tickets to a home game, the centerpiece of this trip.

Stepping into TD Garden before the game was a moment I'll treasure forever. As fans of our hometown Minnesota Timberwolves, we've seen several NBA games, but nothing was better than seeing Boston's parquet floor in person.

While the game didn't result in the victory we hoped for, it was still thrilling to lose our voices as we encouraged our favorite player, Jaylen Brown, and complained to the refs with the rest of the crowd.

We won't get this time back

We don't know when our last official family vacation will be, but because we know they aren't unlimited, we are so thankful we took advantage of this time while we could.

This trip was a success because we intentionally chose a destination that appealed to all of us, and we built in flexibility to allow for a variety of experiences — from street food to historical museums to pro sports.

Mostly, though, our trip was successful because of the time we spent together — full of intentional conversations, spontaneous laughter, and memories we'll have forever.

Next year, maybe our sons will be on the beach with friends, but for this year, I'm so glad our family was together for spring break.

A Massachusetts judge on Monday found a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt of court for detaining a Dominican man in the middle of his trial last week.

Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville accused ICE Agent Brian Sullivan of violating the rights of the defendant, William Martell-Lebron. Sullivan did not appear in court for the hearing.

"This is a disturbing case," Summerville said. "It's a case of obstruction of justice. It's a case of violating the defendant's right to be present at trial and confront witnesses against him. Couldn't be more serious."

Martell-Lebron was taken into custody last week following the second day of his trial on charges that he provided false information in a driver’s license application. Summerville dismissed the charges against Martell-Lebron.

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Summerville also criticized assistant district attorneys from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office and ordered them to investigate Sullivan. 

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The assistant district attorney told the court he was aware ICE agents were stationed outside the courthouse but was not aware why and denied working with or providing information to federal agents.

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden was expected to hold a news conference later Tuesday.

The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking approval to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in grants from the Education Department as part of its efforts to crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within the department. 

The Justice Department is asking the court to lift a nationwide injunction which is preventing it from terminating the grants under two federal programs.

Earlier this month, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Myong Joun ordered the Trump administration to restore the grants – via a temporary restraining order -- which are disseminated via the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) and Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) programs.

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Days later the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to pause Joun’s order, leading to today’s filing. Joun was appointed by former President Joe Biden.

Eight states, including California, accused the Linda McMahon-led department of illegally terminating the grants that Congress had established as a solution to critical teacher shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. The grants provide more than $600 million in grants for teacher preparation programs, often in subject areas such as math, science and special education, the states have argued.

The Trump administration blasted the injunction in its filing and argued that federal courts were exceeding their jurisdiction.

"This case exemplifies a flood of recent suits that raise the question: Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the Government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) millions in taxpayer dollars?" acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris wrote.

"Unless and until this court addresses that question, federal district courts will continue exceeding their jurisdiction by ordering the executive branch to restore lawfully terminated grants across the government, keep paying for programs that the executive branch views as inconsistent with the interests of the United States, and send out the door taxpayer money that may never be clawed back."

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The filing argues that the case presents an "ideal candidate" for the Supreme Court to impose restraint on federal courts and the Justice Department argues that its case will likely succeed on the merits.

"This court should put a swift end to federal district courts’ unconstitutional reign as self-appointed managers of executive branch funding and grant-disbursement decisions," Harris wrote.

The appeal will go to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson based on jurisdiction and she will likely ask her colleagues to weigh in. A briefing schedule will be set and an order on temporary enforcement will follow.

The Supreme Court is requesting a response by the opposing parties by Friday at 4 p.m. As well as the state of California, the opposing parties are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York and Wisconsin.

The Education Department previously said the programs teach "divisive ideologies" such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and the "instruction on white privilege and white supremacy."

The Republican president signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, and his administration has started overhauling much of its work, including cutting dozens of contracts it dismissed as "woke" and wasteful.

A wave of lawsuits has slowed down the Trump administration’s agenda with the Justice Department filing four other emergency appeals of court rulings, including in relation to birthright citizenship and an appeal to halt an order requiring the rehiring of thousands of federal workers.

The justices previously rejected a bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid and did not immediately allow Trump’s firing to proceed of the head of a federal watchdog agency.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

The U.S. Customs and Enforcement agency (ICE) announced that a massive operation in Massachusetts resulted in nearly 400 arrests, including over 200 apprehensions of illegal immigrants who had serious criminal convictions or charges.

"The Commonwealth is a safer place for our residents to live and work because ICE and our federal law enforcement partners arrested hundreds of alien offenders and removed them from the streets of Massachusetts," ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde said in a press release.

The operation, which took place between March 18 and March 23, netted the arrests of 370 illegal immigrants in the Boston area. Among those, 205 of the migrants arrested had "significant criminal convictions or charges," the release noted, including six who were "currently facing charges or convictions for murder, drug trafficking, organized crime, and money laundering."

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The six-day operation targeted "egregious criminal alien offenders," the release notes, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua who were operating "in and around Boston."

The raids came despite Boston's status as one of several so-called "sanctuary" cities across the country, jurisdictions that restrict local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Boston’s Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu has doubled down on those policies in recent days, vowing to continue protecting illegal immigrants in the city during her State of the City address last week.

"No one tells Boston how to take care of our own, not kings, and not presidents who think they are kings. Boston was born facing down bullies," she said. 

"You belong here," she told immigrants.

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ICE agents were joined by personnel from several other federal agencies, including the FBI, DEA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and DSS.

"Safeguarding the integrity of the immigration and citizenship process is critical. We simply can’t permit violent and dangerous criminals to enter or remain in the United States under false pretenses, with unknown allegiances and intentions. It’s a direct threat to public safety and our national security," Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Jodi Cohen said in the release.

Those arrested in the operation included a Dominican migrant who illegally re-entered the U.S. after previously being charged with trafficking fentanyl, a Chilean migrant convicted on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and a Honduran migrant convicted of rape of a child.

Federal authorities also seized roughly 44 kilograms of methamphetamines, five kilograms of fentanyl and 1.2 kilograms of cocaine during the raid.

"ICE and our federal law enforcement partners are committed to protecting the homeland through the eradication of transnational criminal organizations, dismantling dangerous criminal gangs preying on the American public, locating and arresting criminal alien offenders, and making our communities a safer place to live," Hyde said.

Wu's office did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.

Following a Massachusetts law barring law enforcement cooperation with ICE, illegal child rapists and other serious criminal illegals charged with "horrific crimes" are being released on to the streets on bail as low as $500 and, in some cases, no bail at all.

Responding to these releases, Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, said that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, both Democrats, "should be ashamed" and that despite their actions, deporting criminal illegals "will be done."

Healey has previously said that Massachusetts is not a sanctuary state. However, a 2017 ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Lunn vs. Commonwealth, bars local and state law enforcement from coordinating with ICE to assist with deportation operations. The ruling stipulates that law enforcement cannot comply with ICE detainers, forcing agencies to release criminal migrants onto the streets.

Last week, Wu renewed her pledge to resist Trump’s deportation efforts, saying, "We stand with immigrants," and "No one tells Boston how to take care of our own, not kings, and not presidents who think they are kings."

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However, at least seven illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes, including child rape and fentanyl trafficking, were released by local law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts in recent months, according to CBS.

The outlet reported that in one instance, a 39-year-old Honduran national named Juan Alberto Rodezno-Marin, who was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery and assault to rape, was released on his own recognizance without having to pay bail.

According to an ICE statement, immigration officials had previously arrested and removed Rodezno-Marin twice for illegally re-entering the U.S., in 2008 and 2009.

Despite these crimes and an ICE detainer being filed against him, the Middlesex Superior Court released Rodezno-Marin in December. He was not arrested by ICE until a month later. He is currently in ICE custody.

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Meanwhile, ABC reported the Worcester County Jail released two illegal immigrant inmates charged with child rape on bail of just $500.

Another illegal immigrant, Jose Fernando-Perez, a 49-year-old Guatemalan national charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child, was released in 2022 on a $7,500 bail with just an order to "stay in his home."

Fernando-Perez was finally arrested by ICE on Feb. 2 of this year.

At the time, Patricia Hyde, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting field office director, said Fernando-Perez’s "horrific crimes against a minor in our commonwealth" made him "exactly the type of alien we are targeting with our ‘worst first’ policy."

In northeastern Massachusetts, the Lawrence District Court released another Honduran national, 19-year-old Stivenson Omar Perez-Ajtzalan, on $7,500 bail despite pending charges of aggravated rape of a child with a 10-year age difference.

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CBS reported that two other inmates charged with cocaine and fentanyl trafficking were released with bail amounts of $500 and $4,000.

While speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February, Homan issued a stark warning to Boston and Massachusetts leaders, saying, "You said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I'm coming to Boston, and I'm bringing hell with me."

Today, Homan renewed his criticism of Massachusetts and Boston’s anti-ICE policies and announced ICE arrested a total of 370 illegal immigrants in the Boston area during a five-day joint federal agency operation last week.  

"I made a promise at CPAC that I was going to Boston after reading about numerous illegal alien child rapists walking the streets of Boston and Massachusetts," he wrote on X. "Mayor Chu [sic] later testified that I was lying. Well, I traveled to Boston last Tuesday, as promised, and we kicked off a five day operation with ICE, FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals and DSS. These incredible men and women arrested a total of 370 Illegal aliens in Boston and surrounding areas."

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Homan said that a majority of the 370 illegals were "significant criminals," including four wanted for murder as well as drug traffickers, child sex predators and "numerous other violent public safety threats."

"ICE had to find and arrest these illegal alien rapists because Massachusetts and Boston are sanctuaries that refuse to cooperate with ICE. They would rather release these animals back into the community rather than honor ICE detainers or notify ICE when they are scheduled to be released," he said. "These officers and agents made the neighborhoods of Boston and Massachusetts much safer. They risked their own safety by arresting these criminals on the street, rather than a jail."

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"Releasing public safety threats back into the public, rather than working with ICE at the jails, puts the public at great risk," he continued. "President Trump’s ‘all of government effort’ to arrest and remove the WORST FIRST is making our communities safer every day. President Trump is a Game Changer who is keeping his promises to the American people. Much more to do, but it will be done!"

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Speaking with Fox News Digital, Logan Trupiano, a representative for the Massachusetts Republican Party, said that while both Healey and Wu "utilize emotion and try to make this an issue of empathy … they're not utilizing any empathy when they're allowing illegal immigrants who were arrested for heinous crimes, particularly crimes against children, and released back in the community to re-offend."

"It's absolutely egregious, absolutely ridiculous, and there's no decent argument against [deporting criminal illegals]," said Trupiano. "All they're really doing is just attacking the Trump administration and mischaracterizing the administration's efforts as well as ICE." 

Local leaders and an immigration expert are slamming Boston’s Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu for prioritizing left-wing politics above safety, saying the mayor has proved that she "continues to prioritize political agendas over the safety of Boston residents, particularly women and children."

Wu, who has previously said that Boston would not cooperate with ICE immigration enforcement operations, delivered a raucous "State of the City" address on Wednesday in which she reiterated "we stand with immigrants."

Addressing immigrants directly, Wu said, "You belong here."

"No one tells Boston how to take care of our own, not kings, and not presidents who think they are kings. Boston was born facing down bullies," she said. 

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This take, however, enraged some local leaders who say that harboring illegal immigrants from ICE poses a serious threat to local citizens.

Massachusetts GOP spokesperson Logan Trupiano told Fox News Digital that "there is simply no justifiable reason for her to stand in the way of this critical progress."

Despite her claim in the speech to be speaking for all 700,000 Boston residents, Trupiano pointed out that "polling consistently shows that the majority of Americans support these efforts."

"Mayor Wu must move beyond fearmongering and the mischaracterization of ICE and federal authorities," he said, adding, "The city’s sanctuary policies have led to the release of dangerous individuals back into our communities, undermining public trust and security." 

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He also pointed to the recent spike in arrests of illegal immigrant child sex predators and other serious criminals in the Boston area.

"ICE has apprehended child predators, drug dealers, and gun runners - individuals responsible for heinous crimes that threaten public safety," said Trupiano. "Given the recent arrests made by ICE in Massachusetts and Boston, it is hard to understand why Mayor Wu continues to oppose the Trump administration’s efforts."  

Meanwhile, former immigration judge and Center for Immigration Studies policy expert Andrew Arthur told Fox News Digital that sanctuary policies endanger not only citizens but also immigrant communities.

"Sanctuary policies actually harm people in immigrant communities that are sanctuaries because they know that the cops aren’t going to turn those people over to ICE, they're going to turn them back out onto the streets. So, they don't want to come forward [to report crimes], because they're afraid that they're going to be retaliated against," he explained.

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"Street cops want criminals off the street," he went on. "They want to help ICE. It's only poorly reasoning public officials that ever promote these policies."

"What we've created is a sanctuary for criminals," said Arthur. "Immigration enforcement is the best way to protect not only communities but immigrant communities in particular."

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Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director who lives in the Boston area, told Fox News Digital that Wu’s policies "prioritize political agendas over the safety of Boston residents" and have "emboldened criminal networks, making our communities more dangerous."

He said that Wu’s "Trump Derangement Syndrome" has "made all of us unsafe, especially women and children."

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He pointed to the recent arrests of Guatemalan national Sostenes Perez-Lopez, who was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child in Brighton, and Bilal Karayigit, an illegal Turkish national, who was apprehended in Burlington after being charged with raping a Massachusetts resident.  

"Tom Homan cannot get to Boston fast enough!" he said. "Continuing on this path not only endangers our communities but also undermines the rule of law."

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Boston-based expansion team announced Friday that it will be changing its name. The change comes after a wave of transgender backlash to a marketing campaign it abandoned back in October. 

The team was set to be named BOS Nation FC, which it announced in a branding event in the fall alongside a marketing campaign that featured the slogan "Too Many Balls." The slogan prompted intense backlash from the transgender community, including an NWSL player. 

A transgender player who goes by the singular name Quinn, who plays for the Seattle Reign, spoke out against the team's branding announcement in a post on Instagram. 

"Feels transphobic. Yikes," Quinn wrote. 

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The team quickly abandoned the slogan, issued a public apology for it, and even thanked those who spoke out against it. 

"We fully acknowledge that the content of the campaign did not reflect the safe and welcoming environment we strive to create for all, and we apologize to the LGBTQ+ community and to the trans community in particular for the hurt we caused," the statement said. 

"Thank you to all who have held us accountable by calling for us to do better. We hear you and we will, together," said another statement.

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Earlier this month, the club hired new chief revenue officer Amina Bulman, the former chief brand and strategy officer for the NFL's Washington Commanders since September 2020, when the team was in transition from its previous "Redskins" branding, 

Now the Boston-based women's soccer team is erasing all traces of the branding that came out of its October announcement by opting to change its proposed name as well. 

"The club extends our heartfelt thanks to our supporters, whose passionate voices we deeply value -- not just for their unwavering support but also for their honest and critical feedback," majority owner Jennifer Epstein said in a statement.

"We could not have completed this process without your input. We aim to build a lasting legacy that makes all our fans feel welcome, connected, and proud to wear our colors and cheer our name for generations to come."

The issue of trans inclusion in women's sports proved to be one of the most contentious political topics of last fall and the start of 2025, as multiple lawsuits and federal investigations have been prompted by situations involving trans athletes in the last six months alone. 

Data suggests the majority of Americans oppose trans inclusion in women's sports, and the issue even played into the 2024 election results. 

A New York Times/Ipsos survey found the vast majority of Americans, including a majority of Democrats, don't think transgender athletes should be permitted to compete in women's sports, as 79% of participants said that biological males who identify as women should not be allowed in women's sports. Of the participants who identified as Democrats, 67% said that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women. 

A national exit poll conducted by the Concerned Women for America legislative action committee found that 70% of moderate voters saw the issue of "Donald Trump’s opposition to transgender boys and men playing girls' and women’s sports and of transgender boys and men using girls' and women’s bathrooms" as important to them. 

Additionally, 6% said it was the most important issue of all, while 44% said it was "very important."

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FIRST ON FOX: The impact of a migrant surge at one sanctuary city airport is being revealed in new information provided to a Senate committee investigating the handling of the Biden-era migrant crisis.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, recently subpoenaed the Massachusetts Port Authority for documents that Republicans on the committee had requested last year about the use of facilities to allow migrants to shelter at Boston Logan International Airport.

Migrants had been seen camping out at airports at the height of the Biden-era crisis as migrants descended on sanctuary cities like Boston.

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"Donald Trump put a stop to Biden’s open border policy, but a full investigation of this scandal is vital to both prevent its future reemergence and hold accountable those complicit in Biden’s lawless immigration orders," Cruz told Fox News Digital last month.

In the responses to the committee by Massport, obtained by Fox News Digital, the port authority estimated that more than 5,000 migrants arrived at Logan between July 2023 and July 2024.

"... Massport estimates that 5,500 migrants flew into Logan Airport during the period resulting in actions taken to respond to the unprecedented arrival of migrants to the airport," the agency said in response to questions.

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At the peak, there were 352 migrants staying at Logan Airport in a 4,100-foot area of Terminal E. The authority said migrants were taken to state centers every morning, although some returned and stayed there.

As for how much the stays cost, authorities estimated the cost per day was $2,520 and the total cost was around $779,000 for additional staffing, services and transportation. Between July and November 2023, the average number of migrants staying overnight was less than 100, but in the following months the highest daily averages were in April (181), May (265) and June (262).

Officials said it did not reduce the capacity of the airport and that "all actions were taken in accordance with Federal and state law, to afford the traveling public with a safe, secure, efficient and orderly airport operation."

The officials also said that no cost was passed on to the taxpayers. Instead, the majority of costs were absorbed by Massport, while $332,000 of additional costs were passed on to air carriers, and at "no point were airport facilities turned into housing for migrants."

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They further noted there were "time-to-time minor conflicts" from migrants, but none requiring arrests or criminal charges.

Ultimately, migrants were barred from using the airport as a shelter and instead were offered taxpayer-funded accommodation in July 2024.

"As of July 9, 2024, there was a policy change announced by the state that migrant families could no longer stay overnight at Logan, and no families have stayed at the airport since then," a Massport spokesperson said. "We are working closely with the Committee to voluntarily cooperate fully with their request."

Lawmakers had initially requested information from Massport last year, arguing that the use of facilities to house migrants violated the conditions of federal funding.

The new push comes amid a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on arrivals at the southern border. Numbers of migrants at the border plunged last summer and have continued to drop under the new administration.

Republicans are pushing back against so-called sanctuary cities and jurisdictions as President Donald Trump ramps up plans for mass deportations.

"All of the mayors here today are actively working to harm the American people you represent," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told the mayors of four sanctuary cities during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday. "You all have blood on your hands."

The comments, which were addressed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, come as the Trump administration continues to push the speedy deportations of illegal immigrants that the president promised on the campaign trail.

But those efforts have been hindered by sanctuary jurisdictions, which have passed rules that limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities, most notably by not honoring U.S. Immigration Customs and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) detainer requests.

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The four mayors who testified at Wednesday's hearing represented some of the largest sanctuary jurisdictions in the country, a policy that has generated controversy amid multiple high-profile crimes that have been committed by illegal immigrants.

"Sanctuary mayors owe the American people an explanation for city policies that jeopardize public safety and violate federal immigration law by releasing dangerous criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets," House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said in a press release before the hearing.

One sanctuary jurisdiction that was not represented at the Wednesday hearing was California, which in 2018 passed "Trump-proof" legislation aimed at protecting the state’s illegal residents from federal immigration authorities. 

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond told Fox News Digital that the law, SB 54, has severely limited what local California jurisdictions can do to fight back against illegal immigration.

"They can’t do anything about it," Desmond said of the state’s local law enforcement agencies under SB 54, adding that even if officers see suspected illegal immigrants coming ashore in boats, they are forbidden from helping enforce federal immigration laws.

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"That’s been hindering California as far as law enforcement and immigration enforcement," Desmond said.

Desmond noted that some California jurisdictions have even gone further than SB 54, putting additional barriers in place to hinder immigration enforcement.

"My colleagues in December voted to not allow our law enforcement in our jails to be able to notify ICE directly that this person who has been convicted and tried and sentenced and now in our jails is here illegally," Desmond said.

"They now have to get a warrant from a state or federal judge to turn anybody over to ICE," he added, noting that the rule is "just another obstacle blocking law enforcement."

"My Democratic colleagues are trying to put more obstacles in the way of actually reporting criminals to ICE," Desmond said.

Nevertheless, Trump border czar Tom Homan has vowed to fight back against sanctuary cities, saying last month that federal authorities are "going to keep coming" no matter what road blocks are put in the administration’s way.

"They're not going to stop us," he said during an appearance on Fox News. "It's less efficient to arrest a bad guy in public where he's hiding from us, and we're trying to arrest him on his turf rather than arrest them in a county jail, which is where we should be arresting them. It takes one agent to arrest the bad guy in the county jail. It takes a whole team to find somebody that doesn't want to be found in the neighborhoods, but we're going to keep doing this."

That effort is being boosted by Trump’s GOP allies in Congress, who on Wednesday sought to highlight the dangers posed by sanctuary policies.

"Every crime committed by someone in the United States illegally is a crime that would not have been committed. Laken Riley, Ruby Garcia, Rachel Morin, Jocelyn Nungaray, the woman set on fire in the New York subway, these are all assaults, rapes, murders and other crimes that would not have taken the lives of these people if those people were not here illegally," Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., told the four mayors. "They were given safe harbor."

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded to critics who accused her of being excessively sympathetic to a would-be stabber who was killed by the police, accusing them of "politicizing" the situation.

The suspect, who was identified as 32-year-old Lmark Jaramillo, was killed by an off-duty police officer after he allegedly tried to stab at least two people in a Chick-fil-A restaurant near Boylston Street. The officer identified himself and instructed Jaramillo to drop his weapon before pulling the trigger, police said.

On Monday, Wu said it was "unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident."

"Our officers are in extremely difficult and dangerous situations every single day keeping our residents safe," the politician, who took office in 2021, said. "I expressed condolences, along with our police commissioner and district attorney, because every loss of life is a horrible tragedy."

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Wu also said she is grateful "every hour of every day for the work of our Boston police officers."

"In this case, we had an off-duty officer who saw something happening, his training kicked in, and took action and surely saved even more lives," she added.

Wu was responding to a question about criticism from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., over her condolences.

"Condolences from the mayor of Boston – wait for it – to a knife-wielding man trying to kill people!" the South Carolina congresswoman previously wrote. "Thankfully this guy was stopped in his tracks by a brave law enforcement officer." 

At Saturday's press conference, Wu notably did not reference the victims of the attempted stabbing. Instead, she said she was thinking of those "impacted" by the incident, which transpired in "one of the busier parts" of Beantown.

"My condolences, and all of our thoughts, are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost," Wu said. "And I'm also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today in one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy."

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"I'm glad that the officer is safe and very grateful for a quick response from all of our first responders here again," she continued.

It wasn't just Mace – conservatives across the country slammed Wu for appearing regretful over the death of the suspect.

One of Wu's many online critics was conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who suggested that the 40-year-old leave office.

"Boston, I’m going to say this as simply as I can: You desperately need a new mayor. Trust me," Kirk wrote.

Fox News contributor Joe Concha, a former Boston resident, also expressed disbelief at Wu's response.

"How exactly did Boston vote for this again?" Concha wrote. "I lived in the Back Bay area. It was one of the safest parts of the city. And she’s offering condolences????"

Wu will head to Washington, D.C., this week, where she is slated to testify before Congress on Boston's sanctuary city policies. She is one of four Democratic mayors planning to speak.

Fox News Digital reached out to Wu for comment on Monday, but did not immediately hear back.

Fox News' Andrew Fone contributed to this report.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu raised eyebrows over the weekend after she expressed condolences to the family of a knife-wielding suspect who was shot and killed by an off-duty officer after he allegedly tried to stab two people on Saturday night.

The suspect, whose identity was not released by police, brandished a knife near a Chick-fil-A on Boylston Street, a busy part of the Massachusetts capital. He was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer who saw him targeting the two victims, police said.

During a Saturday night press conference, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said that the officer identified himself to the suspect and asked him to drop his weapon.

"The individual was trying to stab the two individuals in the store, and the off-duty officer identified himself as a police officer, instructing them to drop the weapon, at which point the individual did not comply," Cox explained. "The officer discharged his weapon to stop the threat, and the individual was struck. The armed individual was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead."

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Cox added that he was "proud of police officers who activate themselves, whether it's on duty or off duty, to try to save lives." 

After Cox and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden both expressed some sadness over the loss of life during the incident, Wu notably did not express sympathy for the two people who were nearly stabbed by the suspect, just those "impacted" by the incident, which happened in "one of the busier parts" of Beantown.

"My condolences, and all of our thoughts, are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost," Wu said. "And I'm also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today in one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy."

"I'm glad that the officer is safe and very grateful for a quick response from all of our first responders here again," she said.

Wu's remarks were called out by critics across the country on social media shortly after she spoke. Journalist Jonathan Choe wrote that "[i]t's all upside down in Boston."

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"When is the last time you heard of a mayor apologizing to the family of a knife wielding attacker who allegedly tried to kill multiple people?" Choe questioned. "What about the people who were nearly killed?"

"Boston, I’m going to say this as simply as I can: You desperately need a new mayor. Trust me," conservative commentator Charlie Kirk said in a different X post.

Fox News contributor Joe Concha, a former Boston resident, also weighed in on the incident.

"How exactly did Boston vote for this again?" Concha wrote. "I lived in the Back Bay area. It was one of the safest parts of the city. And she’s offering condolences????"

"Condolences from the mayor of Boston - wait for it - to a knife-wielding man trying to kill people!" Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said. "Thankfully this guy was stopped in his tracks by a brave law enforcement officer."

The incident came as Boston officials, including Wu and Cox, have attracted criticism from conservatives for implementing sanctuary city policies. Catherine Vitale, a former city council candidate, told "Fox and Friends" last week that she believes Wu "doesn't care" about crime in Boston.

"There's tons of crime almost every single day. There's a shooting. We don't always hear about them, but we hear them because we're there. I don't think that most of the crime actually even gets reported on. People don't get arrested. Charges don't get pressed on people who are looting stores," Vitale said.

Wu is expected in Washington, D.C., this week as one of four Democratic mayors slated to testify before Congress on sanctuary policies.

Fox News Digital reached out to Wu for additional comment but did not immediately hear back.

Fox News Digital's Taylor Penley contributed to this report.

The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City are prepping for a high-stakes hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government.

"Sanctuary mayors owe the American people an explanation for city policies that jeopardize public safety and violate federal immigration law by releasing dangerous criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets," House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a press release announcing the hearings, which are set to take place Wednesday.

The hearing, which will take place in front of a full committee, comes as so-called sanctuary cities, jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, have come under increasing scrutiny since President Donald Trump regained control of the White House in January.

While Trump has seemingly made quick work of the situation at the southern border, attention has turned to his promised mass deportation efforts, a process that can be helped along if state and local agencies work hand-in-hand with federal authorities.

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But some cities have for years now taken the opposite approach, refusing to comply with federal enforcement measures such as detainers placed on illegal immigrants by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Those sanctuary policies have often generated controversy, most notably in the wake of a handful of high-profile crimes committed by illegal immigrants who were allowed to duck deportation proceedings.

"These reckless policies in Democrat-run cities and states across our nation have led to too many preventable tragedies," Comer said in the release. "They also endanger ICE agents who are forced to take more difficult enforcement actions in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities."

Now the mayors of four of the biggest sanctuary cities will attempt to justify their policies in front of what could be a hostile Congress, with one report from Politico noting that the mayors will be seeking to sidestep the kind of "embarrassing" episode that plagued several Ivy League presidents who were testifying about antisemitism on their campuses in 2023.

The report notes that all four mayors have been working with advisers and lawyers and prepping to redact documents ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, with the thought of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill being ousted in the aftermath of her appearance at the 2023 hearing fresh in mind as they seek to avoid similar missteps.

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The hearing could sway the political futures of Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, New York’s Eric Adams, Boston’s Michelle Wu, and Denver’s Mike Johnston.

Yet the Politico report notes that not all of the mayors will be so quick to cast aside their support for sanctuary laws.

"I just want to make sure that people understand that [this is] a city that has been established by immigrants and migrants who were formerly enslaved," Johnson told reporters last week when speaking of Chicago. "It’s the global capital of the world, and we’re going to continue to show up at our very best."

Adams, meanwhile, may try to tout his recent cooperation, including his decision to sign an executive order that allowed ICE agents back into New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.

That move drew the ire of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., who threatened to have Adams removed from office, though she later backtracked from that plan for the time being and instead vowed reforms aimed at reigning in the mayor's power in the city.

Just how those answers sit with members of the committee remains to be seen, though Comer promised that the four mayors would be pressed for answers.

"The policies in Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City prioritize criminal illegal aliens over the American people," Comer said in the release. "This is unacceptable and their leaders must be held accountable. We will press these mayors for answers and examine measures to enforce compliance with federal immigration law."

The Boston City Council member who recently mocked Border Czar Tom Homan's employment history walked back her comments in a follow-up post about the Trump administration official.

Councilwoman Sharon Durkan, who accused Homan of spending his career "policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd," posted a clarification shortly after a Fox News Digital request for comment on Sunday evening.

"Yes, I understand that Tom Homan spent his career as a federal agent within Border Patrol & ICE, but that’s a world away from the realities of policing a major city," Durkan explained. "His background is in immigration enforcement, not community policing – where trust and accountability are key."

The Smith College graduate raised eyebrows after mocking Homan's brief stint as a police officer in West Carthage, New York, implying that he was unqualified to enforce President Donald Trump's border policy in Boston because of that experience. But Homan's time in the small-town department only lasted from 1983 to 1984, before he became a Border Patrol agent and eventually worked his way through the ranks of the Obama and Trump administrations.

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"Laughable that someone who spent their career policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd thinks they can lecture Boston on public safety," the councilwoman's original Feb. 23 post read. "Commissioner Michael Cox serves with distinction and earns trust with integrity."

"Tom Homan should know, we don’t scare easy," Durkan added.

Durkan's remarks came after Homan called out Beantown during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, specifically calling out Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox for enforcing the city’s sanctuary policies.

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"I'm coming to Boston, and I'm bringing hell with me," Homan said during his speech. "I looked at the numbers this morning... I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, you released them back into the street."

"You're not a police commissioner," the Trump administration official added. "Take that badge off your chest. Put it in the desk drawer. Because you became a politician. You forgot what it’s like to be a cop."

Massachusetts and the greater Boston area have seen several arrests of criminal migrants in recent weeks, including an illegal immigrant connected to a violent Brazilian gang who was recently arrested in Bellingham. Cox has previously said that his department "doesn't enforce detainers" that are filed by ICE, and that Boston cops "abide by Boston law and Massachusetts law."

"The Boston Police Department has pretty defined rules and we abide by the law here in the state," the police chief said on a segment of WCVB’s "On the Record" show. "We don’t enforce civil detainers regarding federal immigration law. It's defined here in the state, and that’s just how it works."

Fox News Digital reached out to Durkan for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back.

Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.