Fresh off the mayor’s defense of the city’s sanctuary policies and public safety record before a Congressional oversight committee, the Boston City Council held a community-based hearing where advocates pushed for expansion of the Trust Act.

Boston city councilors stood fast in their support of the city’s pro-immigrant Trust Act at a hearing Monday, defying President Donald Trump’s threats to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Immigrants and advocates asked Boston City Councilors on Monday to preserve and strengthen the Trust Act, the law that limits police coordination with federal immigration authorities except for on criminal investigations.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended the whopping $650,000 legal bill the city paid to help her prepare for a Congressional hearing on sanctuary cities, saying it was necessary amid threats to put

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will take questions regarding sanctuary city policies from Congress on Wednesday amid a recent spar with border czar Tom Homan.

A city council committee meeting scheduled for Monday is set center around Boston’s Trust Act — a policy that has been in the national spotlight amid Republican-led criticism of so-called sanctuary cities.

The Boston City Council is set to audit the “implementation and effectiveness” of the Trust Act, a 2014 law that has led to Mayor Michelle Wu facing potential criminal prosecution due to the city’s sanctuary status.