The Democratic mayors of New York, Denver, Boston, and Chicago fended off a barrage of questions from House Republicans who accused them of protecting criminals and jeopardizing President Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
Republican Rep. James Comer called on Congress to cease federal funding for sanctuary cities as he leads a grilling of Democratic mayors
The Democratic mayor explained that Santa Cruz, which has maintained sanctuary city status since the mid-1980s and unanimously reaffirmed that designation last month, follows its
The Congressional hearing was part of a federal investigation into so-called "sanctuary cities."Committee Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, launched the probe back in January to look into what he described as "the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement.
Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.