On Feb. 7, several sanctuary cities, led by San Francisco and including Portland, New Haven, Santa Clara and Kings County, sued the Trump Administration, alleging that they are unlawfully coercing local officials to bend to their will, and calling for the courts to “check this abuse of power.”

The City Council passed a resolution Tuesday that bestowed “sanctuary” status on Worcester. The post It’s official: Worcester is a ‘sanctuary city’ for transgender community appeared first on Boston.com.