As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, her challenger in this year’s mayoral race, Josh Kraft, said he supported the immigration policy that Wu had defended to congressional Republicans.

Mayor Michelle Wu touted Boston as the “safest major city” in the country and took a swipe at the federal administration for spreading fear and undermining police work in her opening remarks

Wu has won their backing after successful contract negotiations. The endorsement comes as the mayor prepares to testify in Washington over what Republican legislators call the city's "sanctuary" policies.