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Federal Officials Threaten Criminal Charges Against Boston District Attorney as Dispute Over Immigrant Arrests Escalates

The Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney, Leah Foley, says attempts or threats to ‘interfere’ with federal agents will ‘not be tolerated.’

Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville held an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial. Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP
BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
BRADLEY CORTRIGHT

The showdown between the district attorney at Boston and the Trump administration is heating up after the top federal prosecutor in the Democrat-run city threatened to bring felony charges against a local official who objected to immigration-related arrests. 

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