Congress Summons Mayors of Infamous “Sanctuary Cities” to Testify On Their Crimes

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Congress has just summoned four mayors of so-called “sanctuary cities” in order to hold them accountable for interfering in ICE deportations.

Those four mayors are:

• Mayor Eric Adams of New York
• Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston
• Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago
• Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver

Testimonies will be held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 11 at 10:00 AM.

Congress is summoning all mayors of sanctuary cities.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter to all four mayors explaining why they are being summoned and accusing them of hindering “the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe.”

Here’s the first page of that letter:

BREAKING: Congress just summoned mayors of prominent sanctuary cities to come answer for their crimes.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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Congress has called on FOUR mayors of prominent sanctuary cities to come answer for their interference in ICE deportations.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Denver Mayor Mike Johnston New York City Mayor Eric Adams…

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CBS News reported:

Mayor Eric Adams has now being called to the nation’s capitol to talk about New York’s sanctuary city status.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is calling on Adams and the mayors of three other cities to testify before Congress, claiming they are refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

The committee says it’s investigating sanctuary jurisdictions, their impact on public safety and the effectiveness of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws.

Comer sent a letter to Adams, along with the mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver. The first page of the letter, which was shared on social media, says sanctuary cities’ policies “hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe.”

Boston Herald added:

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with mayors from Denver, New York and Chicago, was called to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding sanctuary city policies in a letter Monday morning.

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“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States and their impact on public safety and the effectiveness of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws of the United States,” wrote Committee Chair James Comer, critiquing the “misguided and obstructionist policies” effect on safety.

Within the congressional letters, the committee chair requested “documents and information related to the sanctuary policies of” all four cities and invited each mayor to testify at a public hearing on the matter before the committee on Feb. 11, at 10:00 a.m.

Boston is a sanctuary city under the Trust Act, a 2014 city law which prohibits city police and other departments from cooperating with ICE and federal agencies on civil immigration detainers.

The letter defined sanctuary jurisdictions as “‘states, counties or cities that put some limits on how much they are willing to cooperate with federal agencies’ efforts to deport’ illegal aliens,” and said there are 12 states and hundreds of cities and counties which do so.

Among the requests, Comer sought any documents related to the cities’ sanctuary status between city employees and local, state, federal or outside entities from Jan. 1, 2024, to the present.

The letter cited a Trump-ordered “directive to the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security ‘to . . . evaluate and undertake any lawful actions to ensure that so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which seek to interfere with the lawful exercise of Federal law enforcement operations, do not receive access to Federal funds.’”

“In addition to the efforts of the Trump Administration to ensure federal immigration enforcement can proceed unimpeded, Congress must determine whether further legislation is necessary to enhance border security and public safety,” Comer wrote. “It is imperative that federal immigration law is enforced and that criminal aliens are swiftly removed from our communities.”