Mayor Adams will testify earlier than a Republican oversight listening to on sanctuary cities, his workplace confirmed on Wednesday.
The mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver have additionally confirmed their attendance for the March 5 listening to, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairperson of the Home Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform, stated on social media Wednesday.
Comer launched the probe into cities with sanctuary insurance policies in the end “to enforce compliance with federal immigration law,” he wrote. The committee has requested every of the mayors to offer them with supplies about their sanctuary insurance policies.
“Sanctuary mayors have prioritized criminal illegal aliens over the American people,” Comer stated on Twitter. “They owe Americans an explanation for their policies that jeopardize public safety and violate federal immigration law.”
The Massive Apple’s sanctuary insurance policies block cooperation between native regulation enforcement and federal immigration authorities and ban these brokers from metropolis jails, faculties and church buildings, amongst different areas. The legal guidelines intention to make sure immigrants can use metropolis companies and report crimes with out worry of deportation.
Adams has stated he’ll comply with the legal guidelines of town — however has typically stated he desires to vary them.
After a December assembly with border czar Tom Homan, Adams stated he could use government orders to switch New York Metropolis’s present sanctuary protections.
“I’m going to use my executive power to go after dangerous people who are committing violent acts as migrants and asylum seekers,” Adams stated.
The listening to comes as ICE brokers have began rounding up undocumented immigrants, together with in New York Metropolis, as a part of President Trump’s deportation agenda.
Since then, Adams has repeatedly stated that he helps the deportations of criminals and that he desires to safe the border.
“We cannot have porous borders,” the mayor stated Monday. “We have to make sure that our borders are secured, it’s a public safety issue.”
Adams has stated he received’t publicly criticize Trump, however as an alternative will cope with him straight on any problems with concern.
