BOSTON—Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is threatening lawsuits against federal immigration agents — even as ICE says its latest sweep is targeting violent criminals like repeat drunk drivers, gangbangers, and offenders with rap sheets longer than a Green Line delay.

In her Sunday statement, Wu vowed Boston is “prepared to take legal action” if ICE “oversteps” during Operation Patriot 2.0, a multi-week crackdown that’s already hauled in suspects across Massachusetts. ICE calls it public safety. Wu calls it unconstitutional. Residents just call it overdue.

Wu insists Boston police won’t help ICE, bragging that the city’s Trust Act forbids cooperation with deportation orders. She claims this makes Boston “the safest major city in America.” Meanwhile, the very people ICE is pulling off the streets — domestic abusers, drug traffickers, and violent repeat offenders — are the ones her policies keep dumping back into neighborhoods.

The irony borders on slapstick: ICE agents are prying gang members out of apartments at dawn, while Wu’s lawyers are polishing briefs to sue the feds for doing it. Parents dropping kids at school say they’ve seen ICE vans carting away predators. Wu says that’s “political theater.” Tell that to the mom who doesn’t have to walk past him on the corner anymore.

Critics argue Wu’s sanctuary law doesn’t just build “trust,” it builds a revolving door. Arrested in Boston? No problem. Instead of being deported, offenders get released to try again. ICE calls it a dragnet. Wu calls it bullying. For everyday Bostonians, it feels like being the punchline in a very bad joke.

With Operation Patriot 2.0 rolling on for weeks, Wu has made her choice: side with violent criminals and fight ICE in court, while neighborhoods pay the price.