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Boston Marathon US Travel
FILE - A wave a runners set out from the start of the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon and Mayor Michelle Wu insisted on Friday that international runners and other foreign visitors remain welcome in the city and said there is no evidence that travel for this year’s race has fallen off in the face of increased border scrutiny.
“Regardless of what’s happening at other levels, and particularly now at the federal level, in Boston we welcome everyone,” Wu said at a public safety media briefing not far from the finish line.