Mayor Wu urges parking facility owners to reject requests from ICE
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asked private property owners not to lease parking spaces to ICE, saying the agency's plan to use them would be an unwarranted increase in immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security criticized Wu's position. Wu also explored ways to identify which property owners might be willing to lease to ICE.
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National story. 12 articles from 11 sources. Updated Aug 20, 2026.
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2 sourcesDHS calls Wu ‘unhinged’ after she urges private property owners to reject ICE parking request
ICE, DHS slam Mayor Michelle Wu over effort to dissuade private property owners from leasing parking spots to ICE
Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says
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2 sourcesWu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking'
Mayor Wu urges parking facility owners to reject requests from ICE
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7 sourcesBoston Mayor Michelle Wu Vows to Thwart Owners Leasing Private Parking to ICE [WATCH]
Boston Mayor is “hunting down” Americans working with ICE and “threatening them”
Boston Mayor warns private property owners not to lease parking to ICE
Michelle Wu Wants To Identify and Confront Boston Property Owners Willing To Rent Parking Spaces To ICE
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Plans to Use FOIA Requests to Identify Property Owners Willing to Lease Parking Spaces to ICE
The story so far
2 developments- Aug 17Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans FOIA to ID property owners interested in leasing to ICE
- Aug 19Wu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking'
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Quiet for 60 daysLast development · Aug 19 — Wu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking'