Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she never intended to pick a fight with federal officials in the incoming Trump administration while firmly reiterating the city’s intent to resist mass deportation plans.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says the city will not cooperate with immigration officials if the the incoming president follows through on his campaign promise. This has landed Wu in a back and forth with Trump's choice for border czar.

Boston’s Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu said in an interview on Sunday that her city won’t cooperate with the looming mass deportation operation from the incoming Trump administration.

A war or words has escalated between the incoming Trump Administration and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who said the city will not cooperate with federal immigration officials should a campaign promise of mass deportations of immigrants be carried out.

Following more national focus on the friction between the incoming Trump administration and Boston over immigration plans, Mayor Michelle Wu said she never intended to pick a fight with the federal officials but firmly reiterated city's intent to resist any mass deportations in a WBUR segment aired Wednesday.