A demonstrator (R) gestures as he shows his displeasure with a proposed "sanctuary city" ordinance, as the Los Angeles City Council considers the measure during a meeting at City Hall in Los ...

President-Elect Donald Trump has promised to use the U.S. military to conduct mass deportations — a move that could impact many communities in Massachusetts, especially those that have declared themselves “sanctuary cities.

Democratic leaders walk a fine line between protecting immigrant communities and avoiding actions that could make them targets of heightened ICE enforcement.