New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to testify at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Sanctuary City next month, his office confirmed Wednesday.
Adams will star alongside Democratic mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Michelle Woo of Boston, and Mike Johnston of Denver.
Comer said Wednesday that the four mayors had confirmed attendance. Johnson confirmed in the statement He will appear before the committee. Hill reached Woo and Johnston's office to confirm.
“The mayors of the sanctuary prioritize illegal criminal aliens over Americans. They put public safety at risk and violate federal immigration laws by bringing dangerous illegal criminal aliens back to the streets. “We are borrowing Americans an explanation of their policies,” Comer said in a social media post.
“We will ask these mayors for a response and consider measures to enforce compliance with federal immigration laws,” Comer added.
Adams, a centristic Democrat, has pledged to work with the Trump administration to strengthen immigration enforcement. He also criticised the city's sanctuary city laws, but said he would implement the laws he is in force.
“Mayor Adams has committed to New York City working with federal partners to fix our broken immigration system and focusing on the small number of people entering the community and committing violent crimes. “We are making clear that we are there,” Altus said in an email statement.
“We are in touch with the Congressional Oversight Committee on Immigration Enforcement Questions and look forward to talking to them on March 5th,” she continued.
Adams took steps to make it clear that he is ready to work with the new administration. He met with Trump just before taking office and in December he met with his hand-selected “border emperor.” He said at a subsequent press conference that the two men had the same immigration goals.
“His goal is the same as mine,” Adams said at a press conference after the December meeting that Adams requested. “We cannot allow dangerous individuals to be repeated… we cannot engage in violence in cities across the United States.”
Adams said the city would protect immigrant rights “to give back to the city in a real way,” but he said, “this is not a safe haven for violent individuals.” “
