New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams is ready to testify subsequent month at a Home Oversight Committee listening to on sanctuary cities, his workplace confirmed Wednesday.
Adams will seem alongside fellow Democratic mayors Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Michelle Wu of Boston and Mike Johnston of Denver, in response to Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), who introduced March 5 because the date for the listening to.
Comer stated Wednesday that the 4 mayors have all confirmed their attendance. Johnson confirmed in a press release that he’ll seem earlier than the committee. The Hill has reached out to Wu’s and Johnston’s workplaces for affirmation.
“Sanctuary mayors have prioritized criminal illegal aliens over the American people. They owe Americans an explanation for their policies that jeopardize public safety and violate federal immigration law by releasing dangerous criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets,” Comer stated in a social media put up.
“We will press these mayors for answers and examine measures to enforce compliance with federal immigration law,” Comer added.
Adams, a centrist Democrat, has pledged to work with the Trump administration to boost immigration enforcement. He has additionally criticized town’s sanctuary metropolis legal guidelines however has stated he would implement the legal guidelines in place.
“Mayor Adams has been clear that New York Metropolis is dedicated to working with our federal companions to repair our damaged immigration system and concentrate on the small variety of people who find themselves getting into our localities and committing violent crimes,” the mayor’s press secretary, Kayla Mamelak Altus, stated in an emailed assertion.
“We have been in communication with the Congressional Oversight Committee on their questions around immigration enforcement, and we look forward to speaking with them on March 5,” she continued.
Adams has taken steps to clarify he is able to work with the brand new administration. He met with Trump shortly earlier than his inauguration and together with his handpicked “border czar” in December. He stated at a press convention afterward that the 2 males have the identical immigration objectives.
“His goal is the same goal I have,” Adams stated throughout a press convention after the December assembly, which Adams requested. “We cannot allow dangerous individuals to commit repeated … acts of violence in our cities across America.”
Adams stated town would shield the rights of immigrants who’re “hardworking, giving back to the city in a real way,” however he stated, “this can’t be a safe haven for violent individuals.”
