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,

Readers applaud Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's testimony before Congress regarding the issue of "sanctuary cities."

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before a House committee on so-called "sanctuary cities" in Washington Wednesday.

Wu emerged from the marathon hearing largely unscathed, and managed to land a few hits in the face of aggressive questioning.

The Massachusetts congressional delegation, joined by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, hosted a press conference at 2 p.m. to address the Trump administration’s effects on Massachusetts residents.

The theatrical hearing reflected enormous tensions as President Donald Trump continues a major crackdown on undocumented immigration, with Democrats and Republicans sparring over the course of proceedings.

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.