Coverage dated August 17, 2026 to August 19, 2026

Wu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking'

Headline from NBC Boston, on the newest of 2 developments

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeks hundreds of parking spaces in downtown Boston , Mayor Michelle Wu is asking the owners of lots and garages not to provide them to the agency. The Department of Homeland Security issued a public notice last month announcing it was exploring plans to l…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Mayor Wu urges parking facility owners to reject requests from ICE

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

  2. Newest

    Wu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking'

    Headline from NBC Boston ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Boston

    Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    Boston will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's "market research" notice.

  2. Union Leader

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans FOIA to ID property owners interested in leasing to ICE (opens Union Leader)

    Published

    Union Leader's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans on trying to prevent immigration enforcement officers from parking in Boston by trying to figure out who wants to lease spaces to them.

  3. The National Pulse

    ‘Pro-Criminal’ Dem Mayor Michelle Wu Threatens Property Owners Leasing to ICE. (opens The National Pulse)

    Published

    The National Pulse's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to expose property owners cooperating with ICE, prompting the agency to accuse the Democrat of using her office to intimidate private citizens.

  4. GOP Daily Brief

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Plans to Use FOIA Requests to Identify Property Owners Willing to Lease Parking Spaces to ICE (opens GOP Daily Brief)

    Published

    GOP Daily Brief's feed description

    There was a time in this country when what you did with your own property was nobody’s business but yours. You bought it, you maintained...

  5. The Boston Globe

    ICE, DHS slam Mayor Michelle Wu over effort to dissuade private property owners from leasing parking spots to ICE (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Speaking on WCVB over the weekend, Wu said she would use public records requests to identify and then contact property owners who expressed interest in leasing private parking spots to ICE.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Mayor Wu urges parking facility owners to reject requests from ICE (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is urging parking garage and lot owners to reject requests from ICE to use their property. Wu sent a letter to...

  7. NBC Boston

    Wu asks Boston lot and garage owners not to provide ICE with ‘surge parking' (opens NBC Boston)

    Published

    NBC Boston's feed description

    As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeks hundreds of parking spaces in downtown Boston , Mayor Michelle Wu is asking the owners of lots and garages not to provide them to the agency. The Department of Homeland Security issued a public notice last month announcing it was exploring plans to l…

  8. New Boston Post

    Michelle Wu Wants To Identify and Confront Boston Property Owners Willing To Rent Parking Spaces To ICE (opens New Boston Post)

    Published

    New Boston Post's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to identify and contact private property owners who may rent parking spaces to ICE, though she acknowledges the city cannot block them from doing so.

  9. BizPac Review

    Boston Mayor warns private property owners not to lease parking to ICE (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled a new component of her war against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and has put private property owners on notice about […]

  10. Boston

    DHS calls Wu ‘unhinged’ after she urges private property owners to reject ICE parking request (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    If ICE were to sign "surge parking" leases in Boston, it would "constitute an unprovoked and unwarranted escalation," Mayor Michelle Wu said.

  11. Louder With Crowder

    Boston Mayor is “hunting down” Americans working with ICE and “threatening them” (opens Louder With Crowder)

    Published

    Louder With Crowder's feed description

    Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium ! Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed FOIA requests to identify anyone who has dared to allow ICE to use private property.

  12. Objectivist

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