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 expenses which had been introduced in a federal indictment final September. Federal prosecutors dropped corruption expenses in opposition to Adams final month.
Final week, Chicago’s mayor known as out federal lawmakers over their inaction when migrants had been flowing into the nation.
“As a result of this crisis that Congress left cities alone to deal with, now whatever critique people might have, it was unprecedented,” Johnson mentioned.
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Johnson was requested who he regarded to for recommendation earlier than dealing with the Home committee.
“Jesus. I’m callin’ on the name of Jesus. I mean, there are a number of people. I text 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 Govt Director Osiris King urged members of the Trump administration to incorporate town of their journey plans.
“We need [border czar] Tom Homan, [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem and [U.S. Attorney General] Pam Bondi to come to Chicago and investigate where this wasteful spending has gone,” King mentioned. “If people knew about where the money has been, if there was an audit on the city of Chicago, heads would be rolling out of City Hall, down the Chicago River.”
The Illinois Republican Get together launched a press release Tuesday, calling Johnson the “most unpopular man in America.”
The state GOP steered questions individuals must be asking Johnson forward of Wednesday’s listening to.
“In President [Donald] Trump’s first days in office, he deported Nine Tren de Aragua terrorists, seven sexual predators who committed crimes against children, and two murderers from Chicago. Do you support the deportation of these people in your city?” the assertion queried. “Do you plan to put their care and expenses on a never-ending credit card that you seem to think exists?”
The Illinois GOP additionally steered asking Johnson, “Are you prepared to lose federal funding for refusing to work with the federal government?”
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