The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance today responded to news that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Police Commissioner Michael Cox over Boston’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement due to the city’s sanctuary policy known as the “Trust Act.”

he Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance today blasted Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell for their silence and absence amid the growing scandal surrounding Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who was arrested last week on federal extortion charges and is now under scrutiny for over $133,000 in questionable taxpayer-funded expenses.

"Why does it always take the feds?"