Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded to criticism she received after giving her condolences to the family of a person police say was wielding a knife when he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer.

Democratic mayors of four major cities testified before the House Oversight Committee over their cities' policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

She stood up for the city and refused to cower in the face of threats and smears,” one of more than 1,700 respondents said. The post Mayor Michelle Wu represented Boston well at the ‘sanctuary cities’ congressional hearing,