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 to adopt the measure supporting ...

The resolution is symbolic if passed, but would call on city agencies to not comply with any federal policies that could harm transgender or other LGBTQIA+ people.

Boston City Council Julia Mejia is sponsoring a hearing to audit the Trust Act. (Herald file photo) ...

Fresh off the mayor’s defense of the city’s sanctuary policies and public safety record before a Congressional oversight committee, the Boston City Council held a community-based hearing where ...

The Boston City Council is throwing its support behind legislation pending on Beacon Hill that would increase protections for illegal immigrants facing deportation and prohibit local officials ...

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION YESTERDAY IN A 12 TO ... and that this moment is more than a symbolic resolution," Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia said.The resolution said the city will also ...

As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified in Washington about the city’s so-called sanctuary policies, immigration also played a major role in Wednesday’s City Council hearing. Councilors passed ...

Councilors said the largely symbolic resolution was important to affirm support for transgender people amid President Donald ...

Boston’s City Council voted 12-1 at a meeting March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender ...