Denver Mike Johnston has said he will testify before Congress as part of an investigation into Sanctuary cities. The U.S. House’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent letters to the mayors of #Denver, #Chicago, #New York CIty, and #boston They’ve all agreed to testify.
#Denver #Colorado #immigrant #Refugees #sanctuarycities
https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/02/03/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-congress-testifying
The DoJ sued IL & Chicago saying officials have been “minimally enforcing - and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting — federal immigration laws over a period of years.” Congress is likely to take up bill HR 32 that effectively coerces cities and states into cooperating with federal immigration enforcement
#immigrants #refugees #Denver #Colorado #sanctuarycities
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-chicago-arrests-sanctuary-immigrants-enforcement-df278eba554406c6703bb362d9b09844#
HR 32 (full title)
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr32ih/summary