The U.S. Home Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform is anticipated 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 expenses which have been introduced in a federal indictment final September. Federal prosecutors dropped corruption expenses in opposition to 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.
“On account of this disaster that Congress left cities alone to take care of, now no matter critique individuals might need, it was unprecedented,” Johnson stated.
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Johnson was requested who he appeared to for recommendation earlier than going through the Home committee.
“Jesus. I’m callin’ on the identify of Jesus. I imply, there are a variety of individuals. I textual content Mayor Lightfoot,” Johnson stated.
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 Govt Director Osiris King urged members of the Trump administration to incorporate town of their journey plans.
“We’d like [border czar] Tom Homan, [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem and [U.S. Attorney General] Pam Bondi to return to Chicago and examine the place this wasteful spending has gone,” King stated. “If individuals knew about the place the cash has been, if there was an audit on town of Chicago, heads could be rolling out of Metropolis Corridor, down the Chicago River.”
The Illinois Republican Occasion launched a press release Tuesday, calling Johnson the “most unpopular man in America.”
The state GOP instructed questions individuals 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 in opposition to kids, and two murderers from Chicago. Do you assist the deportation of those individuals in your metropolis?” the assertion queried. “Do you propose to place their care and bills on a unending bank card that you simply appear to assume exists?”
The Illinois GOP additionally instructed asking Johnson, “Are you ready to lose federal funding for refusing to work with the federal authorities?”
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
