Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will be among several mayors of sanctuary cities testifying before Congress in Washington D.C. Wednesday.
Johnson, along with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and New York Mayor Eric Adams be questioned by the Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over their policies surrounding immigration and their respective city’s sanctuary status, which prevents residents without documentation from being prosecuted solely for immigration reasons.
In Chicago, the Welcoming City Ordinance prohibits the disclosure of residency status of any person to any official unless required to do so by legal process. City benefits can also not be denied because of immigration status, and local law enforcement is restricted from participating in federal immigration enforcement actions, among other policies under the ordinance.
The committee’s chairman, Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer, has said states and cities that do not comply with federal immigration agents should not receive federal funding. Chicago and Illinois both have laws on the books that limit local police officers’ ability to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, laws which have become the subject of a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department recently.
Here’s what to know about the hearing, and how to watch.
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