Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Republican The mayors of the city of the sanctuary testify next month on the impact of policy on public security and the refusal to cooperate with the application of federal immigration.
American representative James Comer, R-Tenn., President of the GOP-controlled Supervisory and Reform Committee, said that he launched an investigation into US sanctuations in the United States to determine if they have complied with the federal laws of Application of immigration.
In a letter, he asked Michelle Wu, Brandon Johnson, Mike Johnston and Eric Adams, the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York, respectively, to provide documents and information related to the Sanctuary policies of each city.
The chairman of the House Supervisory and Supervision Committee, James Comer (R-KY), speaks during an audience with the FDA curator, Dr. Robert Califf, in the Rayburn House office building on 11th April 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
They were asked to testify at a public hearing on this topic on February 11. Fox News Digital has contacted each mayor.
“On the first day in office, President Donald Trump took decisive actions to restore the rule of law,” he wrote on X. “It is now imperative that our immigration laws be enforced throughout the country and that the Criminal aliens are withdrawn from our communities. “
The letters said that 12 states and hundreds of cities and counties from all over the country have policies in the shrine. However, Comer said that the four cities distinguished “stand out in their abject not to comply with federal law.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
The cities of the sanctuary limit the cooperation between the local authorities of the law and the federal immigration authorities. Supporters argue that the application of immigration is the job of the federal government.
Opponents say the shrine’s policies house criminals as well as the country illegallyand puts the public at risk, including illegal immigrants.
Adams has spoken against criminal illegal immigrants, who said he put neoyorcan people at risk. He also said he was willing to work with Trump Border Tom Homan’s Zar.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that his administration has coordinated with immigration and customs application (ICE) in the deportation of illegal criminal migrants. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service through Getty Images and Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency through Getty Images)
In the meantime, Wu, the mayor of Boston, has said that his city would not cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation program, despite the fact that the region saw several illegal immigrants with criminal charges released on the street.
“The election has consequences and the federal government is responsible for a certain set of actions, and the cities, no individual city, can reverse or annul some parts of this,” he told WCVB-TV in November. “But what we can do is ensure -we make our part to protect our residents in every possible way, that we do not cooperate with those efforts that really threaten the safety of everyone causing general fear and with an economic impact on a large scale. .
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesman for the city of Boston said: “We are proud that Boston is the safest city in the United States. We have received the letter and review it.”
The mayor of Chicago Johnson He has doubled his support for the city’s shrine policies.
“It seems unconscious to me that this administration tried to create not only division, but also the fear of our public schools,” Johnson said, in reference to possible federal raids.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answers a question during a press conference on October 7, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
He has directed the city departments to “hold firm and defend local ordinance” in compliance with Illinois trust lawwhich prohibits local forces of the law from helping the efforts of the application of federal immigration.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has also supported the shrine’s policies despite the presence of members of the Venezuelan group from Aragua to Denver and the suburb of Aurora.
On Sunday, federal agents detained 50 members of the Colorado gang and took drugs, weapons and cash, according to authorities.
In their first week after returning to the White HouseTrump has terminated multiple directives and has aimed at illegal immigrants with a criminal record in a series of raids.
Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston. Denver is a city in the sanctuary. (Edward Romero and Getty pictures)
Click here to get the Fox News app
Incursions by agents with Immigration and Customs application of the United States (ICE) have been notified in Colorado, New York, Buffalo, Ny, Boston, California and Minnesota, with hundreds of illegal immigrants detained.
In addition, deportation flights have also begun.
