Govs. Hochul, Pritzker and Walz Summoned to DC to Testify on Sanctuary Policies

Three Democrat governors will testify before House lawmakers next month about their states’ sanctuary policies. Govs. JB Pritzker, Tim Walz, and Kathy Hochul of Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, respectively, are scheduled to provide testimony on June 12. The three must explain their states’ immigration policies and cooperation with federal immigration enforcement to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, according to Chair James Comer (R-Ky.). Comer in January launched an investigation into sanctuary cities. Sanctuary jurisdictions are defined as states, counties, or cities that limit their cooperation with efforts to deport illegal immigrants. “The Trump administration is taking decisive action to deport criminal illegal aliens from our nation, but reckless sanctuary states like Illinois, Minnesota, and New York are actively seeking to obstruct federal immigration enforcement,” Comer wrote in a May 6 statement. “The governors of these states must explain why they are prioritizing the protection of criminal illegal aliens over the safety of U.S. citizens, and they must be held accountable.”...