Mar 5, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors Wednesday about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.The mayors pushed back, defending their communities as welcoming places — not lawless danger zones — and called on Congress to pass immigration reforms.

Mar 5, 2025 · A congressional hearing on sanctuary cities descended into chaos amid a spat between Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, and Representative Ayanna Pressley, a ...

Mar 5, 2025 · With New York City bearing the greatest burden of the nation’s migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams was expected to be a focus of the House oversight hearing on so-called sanctuary cities.

Mar 5, 2025 · The Justice Department has said it plans to be aggressive against Democratic-led “sanctuary cities” and has threatened to withhold federal funds from cities that refuse to cooperate on ...

Mar 6, 2025 · Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said that the mayors who testified during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary cities were in violation of Title 8, U.S. Code § 1324, a federal law ...

Mar 5, 2025 · Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced a barrage of criticism at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with so-called sanctuary city mayors on Wednesday — with much ...

Mar 5, 2025 · Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York listens during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary cities in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2025.

Nov 12, 2023 · As efforts to weaken or repeal Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city gain steam amid the crisis posed by the arrival of nearly 21,000 migrants in the city from Texas, a coalition of community groups warned members of the Chicago City Council that the push could put longtime Chicago residents at risk of deportation and in deep peril if former ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Some of the backlash occurred after Republican governors in Texas and Florida began bussing migrants to Democratic-led “sanctuary cities” last year in what critics have called political stunts.

Mar 5, 2025 · In a contentious, six-hour hearing, four Democratic mayors firmly defended their cities’ “sanctuary” policies Wednesday amid withering attacks and threats of prosecution from a Republican ...