Mayors of ‘Sanctuary cities’ testify to Congress
The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City will testify on Wednesday in front of the Chamber’s Supervision Committee during a large audience on sanctuary cities.
The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, the mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Denver, Mike Johnston, and the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, are ready to defend their actions on the application of immigration in their respective cities such as Republicans in the Committee already warned that they will not stop.
“The mayors here lead the so -called ‘Sanctuary Cities’, and let’s be clear, these policies only create sanctuary for criminals,” said President James Eat, Republican, in his opening comments.
“Today, Mayors Wu, Johnson, Johnston and Adams will be publicly responsible for their inability to follow the law and protect the US people.”
(LR) The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams ,, Mayor Denver, Michael Johnston, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu have sworn during a Chamber Supervision Committee and a government reform hearing entitled “An audience with the mayors of the Sanctuary City” Washington, DC, on March 5, 2025.
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The Sanctuary cities often have limited cooperation with the application of immigration and customs of the United States, which enforces the immigration laws of the United States throughout the country. Sanctuary cities often have policies that are cozy for illegal immigrants.
The Audience of the Committee on Wednesday occurs when the officials of the administration of President Donald Trump have increased their efforts to apply immigration with the attorney general PAM Bondi closing federal grants to the sanctuary cities and multiple “border” tsar threats that Tom Homan has issued towards these mayors if they refuse to comply.
On Tuesday, Bondi said the efforts to take energetic measures against the application of immigration would increase in Boston, citing a lack of WU effort to process undocumented immigrants.
“As a result of the mayor’s decision to stand on public security threats on the respectful citizens of the law, the Department of Justice will have no choice but to increase efforts in the city of Boston. The criminals will be prosecuted, illegal foreigners will be arrested and justice will be fulfilled,” Bondi published in X.
The Democrats immediately criticized the Trump administration, arguing that the overreach of federal officials has led to illegal arrests and created fear in the communities.
“Republicans have brought before us the mayors of four main American cities to frame them as without law, because these cities have some limits on how intrusive and aggressively their own officials can carry out federal immigration operations and responsibilities,” said the classification member Gerry Connolly.
“Let’s be clear, the state and local laws with which Republicans take into account today comply with federal law. They do not obstruct the ice to carry out their functions, and are backed by evidence that show that they keep the safe people.”
