The U.S. Home Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform is predicted to query 4 U.S. mayors about their cities’ immigration insurance policies Wednesday.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams have been requested to debate their cities’ migrant sanctuary insurance policies.
Johnson and Wu have defended restrictions that stop native authorities from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Adams has expressed a willingness to work with the Trump administration because the New York Metropolis mayor faces corruption fees which have been introduced in a federal indictment final September. Federal prosecutors dropped corruption fees towards Adams final month.
Final week, Chicago’s mayor referred to as out federal lawmakers over their inaction when migrants have been flowing into the nation.
“Because of this disaster that Congress left cities alone to cope with, now no matter critique folks might need, it was unprecedented,” Johnson mentioned.
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Johnson was requested who he seemed to for recommendation earlier than dealing with the Home committee.
“Jesus. I’m callin’ on the title of Jesus. I imply, there are a variety of individuals. I textual content Mayor Lightfoot,” Johnson mentioned.
Lori Lightfoot preceded Johnson as mayor of Chicago. Johnson additionally talked about former U.S. Secretary of Training Arne Duncan and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Chicago.
Whereas Johnson visits Washington, Chicago Republicans are asking officers within the nation’s capital to go to the Windy Metropolis.
ChicagoRED Government Director Osiris King urged members of the Trump administration to incorporate the town of their journey plans.
“We want [border czar] Tom Homan, [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem and [U.S. Attorney General] Pam Bondi to come back to Chicago and examine the place this wasteful spending has gone,” King mentioned. “If folks knew about the place the cash has been, if there was an audit on the town of Chicago, heads could be rolling out of Metropolis Corridor, down the Chicago River.”
The Illinois Republican Social gathering launched a press release Tuesday, calling Johnson the “most unpopular man in America.”
The state GOP recommended questions folks ought to be asking Johnson forward of Wednesday’s listening to.
“In President [Donald] Trump’s first days in workplace, he deported 9 Tren de Aragua terrorists, seven sexual predators who dedicated crimes towards youngsters, and two murderers from Chicago. Do you help the deportation of those folks in your metropolis?” the assertion queried. “Do you intend to place their care and bills on a unending bank card that you just appear to suppose exists?”
The Illinois GOP additionally recommended asking Johnson, “Are you ready to lose federal funding for refusing to work with the federal authorities?”
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