US Mayors Face Attacks From GOP Lawmakers on Sanctuary Cities
- New York, Chicago, Denver, Boston leaders grilled on migrants
- Comer says mayors should be ‘held accountable’ for policies
Eric Adams, from left, Mike Johnston, Brandon Johnson, and Michelle Wu are sworn in during a House Oversight and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on March 5.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergRepublican lawmakers repeatedly attacked four big-city US mayors during a contentious congressional hearing on immigration, claiming their sanctuary policies are interfering with President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
The four mayors testifying in front of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday — Michelle Wu of Boston, Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Mike Johnston of Denver and Eric Adams of New York — are all Democrats. Republican committee Chairman James Comer said they were called to testify so they could be “held accountable for their failure to follow the law and protect the American people.”