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Chairman Comer Launches Investigation into Sanctuary Cities, Invites Mayors to Testify (Boston, Chicago, Denver, NYC)
Committee on Oversight ^ | 1/27/25 | Committee on Oversight

Posted on 01/27/2025 5:48:53 PM PST by C210N

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced today an investigation into the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement. In letters sent to the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City, Chairman Comer requested documents and communications related to their cities’ sanctuary policies. He also called on the mayors to testify at a committee hearing scheduled for February 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States and their impact on public safety and the effectiveness of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws of the United States. Sanctuary jurisdictions and their misguided and obstructionist policies hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe,” wrote Chairman Comer.

Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City are sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Sanctuary jurisdictions are “states, counties or cities that put some limits on how much they are willing to cooperate with federal agencies’ efforts to deport” illegal aliens.These jurisdictions take it upon themselves to decide what laws they will and will not abide by all for the purpose of shielding removable aliens, especially criminals, from federal law enforcement. There are about 12 states and hundreds of cities and counties with sanctuary laws or policies across the country.

“On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump took decisive actions to restore the rule of law with respect to immigration enforcement,” continued Chairman Comer. “In addition to the efforts of the Trump Administration to ensure federal immigration enforcement can proceed unimpeded, Congress must determine whether further legislation is necessary to enhance border security and public safety. It is imperative that federal immigration law is enforced and that criminal aliens are swiftly removed from our communities.”

Read the letters here:

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Denver Mayor Mike Johnston New York City Mayor Eric Adams


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; harboring; obstruction; rebellion; sabotage; sanctuary; sanctuarycities; sanctuarystates
To these mayors, next move is yours. Choose wisely.
1 posted on 01/27/2025 5:48:53 PM PST by C210N
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To: C210N

More winning! Yippee!


2 posted on 01/27/2025 5:53:57 PM PST by Lake Living
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To: C210N

oh this should be fun


3 posted on 01/27/2025 6:03:08 PM PST by xp38
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To: C210N; All

No common sense, and no guts. The solution is to arrest these mayors, read them their Miranda rights as they are put in SWAT vehicles headed for jail. They should be in orange garb as they are arraigned.


4 posted on 01/27/2025 6:04:03 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: xp38

“oh this should be fun”

Put them under oath on the witness stand and let them shoot their mouth off.

If they violate the law in the future, use their own words to prosecute them.

First, let them think about it for a couple of weeks and get the smell of their own flop sweat.


5 posted on 01/27/2025 6:12:43 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Cobra64

orange garb as they are arraigned.

dont forget the leg and belly chains !!!


6 posted on 01/27/2025 6:16:57 PM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

or the anal search.


7 posted on 01/27/2025 6:17:37 PM PST by cuz1961
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To: C210N

Invite them?
Comer is a Joke.


8 posted on 01/27/2025 6:27:09 PM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

(queue up the movie theme of Jaws....)


9 posted on 01/27/2025 8:04:14 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: C210N

These buffoons have lived their lives without ever having to answer serious questions about what they have done or what the purpose to do. A Congressional hearing is going to be something of a shock to them. I’m hoping Republican Congressmen have first rate lawyers draw up questions. Yes, it will be fun!


10 posted on 01/27/2025 8:16:41 PM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: xp38

For all America to see and hear, nice. state your case!


11 posted on 01/28/2025 4:20:32 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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