Hearing: “A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors”

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (10:00 AM)

HVC-210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

The Honorable Eric Adams
Mayor, City of New York

Added 02/28/2025 at 03:06 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM

Mr. David J. Bier
Director of Immigration Studies, Cato Institute

Added 03/04/2025 at 08:40 PM
  • Written Statement [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:40 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:40 PM

The Honorable Brandon Johnson
Mayor, City of Chicago

Added 02/28/2025 at 03:06 PM
  • Written Statement [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM

The Honorable Mike Johnston
Mayor, City and County of Denver

Added 02/28/2025 at 03:06 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM

The Honorable Michelle Wu
Mayor, City of Boston

Added 02/28/2025 at 03:06 PM
  • witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/04/2025 at 08:33 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 02/28/2025 at 03:06 PM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - Anti-Sanctuary Bill Opposition Letter - LEAP [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - H.R. 32 - AFL-CIO [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - H.R. 32 - LEITF [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - NIJC [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - NILC [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act - Jewish orgs [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • Connolly - Statement for the Record - Supporting Jurisdictions that Welcome Immigrants - Interfaith letter [PDF] Added 03/18/2025 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Article - Denver Mayor Offloads Immigrants on Aurora - Gazette [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Newcomers Playbook - City_County Denver 2024 [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Article - Denver passes immigration ordinance restricting city cooperation with ICE - 9News [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Press Deck - City and County of Denver 2025 Proposed Budget [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Article - Denver, Aurora Mayors say Venezuelan gang coverage is exaggerated - 9News [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Crank - X Post - Suspected TdA Gang Member Released from Denver Co Jail - ICE Denver [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Boebert - Article - $2M to Defend Denver, City Hires Law Firm Before Johnston's Sanctuary City Hearing - Gazette [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 11:23 AM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - DHS agents shift to deportation instead of trafficking - USA Today [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 03:03 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Parents Pull Kids from Childcare Due To Immigration Fears - Hechinger Report [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 03:03 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article -11-Year-Old Died by Suicide After Bullying Over Immigration Status - CNN [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 03:03 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Report - Mass Deportations Would Deliver a Catastrophic Blow to the U.S. Economy - JEC [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 04:50 PM
  • UC - Pressley, Ansari - Report - Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy - AIC [PDF] Added 03/19/2025 at 04:50 PM
  • UC - Cloud - Report - President Obama_ Deporter-In-Chief - Cato Institute [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 10:25 AM
  • UC - Connolly - Article - Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign - AP [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 11:22 AM
  • UC - Connolly - Article - Trump vows to use US military for mass deportations - BBC [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 11:22 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking - Wired [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 11:22 AM
  • UC - Randall - Article - Trump Administration Is Frustrated Over Pace of Deportations - NYT [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 11:54 AM
  • UC - Stansbury - Article - The mythical tie between immigration and crime - Stanford [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 12:18 PM
  • UC - Stansbury - Article - Undocumented Immigrants Half as Likely to Be Arrested for Violent Crimes as U.S. - Scientific American [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 12:18 PM
  • UC - Stansbury - Article - Immigrants are significantly less likely to commit crimes than the U.S.-born - Northwestern Now [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 12:18 PM
  • UC - Stansbury - Article - Immigrants less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born - NPR [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 12:18 PM
  • UC - Ansari - Report - Trump’s Rash Immigration Actions Place Cruelty and Spectacle Above Security - CAP [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 01:45 PM
  • UC - Luna - Boston Trust Act 2019 [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 02:06 PM
  • UC - Luna - Article - Denver Mayor Johnston rebukes Congressional Republicans after Committee request to testify - CBS [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 02:06 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Trump's Immigration Policies Prompt Some Children to Skip School - Boston Globe [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Fearful amid ICE crackdowns, some immigrants are skipping health care - NPR [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • UC - Gill - Report - Advisory Concerning Gifts Accepted on Behalf of the City - Chicago OIG [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 03:38 PM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - How Boston became the safest big city in America - The Economist [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 04:04 PM
  • UC - Crockett - Report - 2024 Homicide Round-Up - InsightCrime [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 04:04 PM
  • UC - Crockett - Report - Which States Rely the Most on Federal Aid - USAFacts [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 05:20 PM
  • UC - Jack - Article - Chicago police reminded they can't cooperate with mass deportation raids - NewsNation [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 05:20 PM
  • UC - Greene - 8 USC 1324 [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 05:36 PM
  • UC - Ocasio-Cortez -Resignation Letter of Danielle Sassoon. [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 05:36 PM
  • UC - Ocasio Cortez - Hagan Scotten Resignation Letter [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 05:39 PM
  • UC - Connolly - Article - Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence - NPR [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 09:14 PM
  • UC - Connolly - Letter from GEC Lee Raskin McBath to AG Bondi re Corruption dated 2-21-2025 [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 09:14 PM
  • Connolly - Report - President Obama, Deporter-In-Chief - Cato [PDF] Added 03/20/2025 at 09:45 PM
  • Pressley - Report - Illegal Immigration and Crime in Texas - CATO [PDF] Added 03/21/2025 at 08:30 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 03/05/2025 at 05:34 PM
  • Transcript [PDF] Added 04/24/2025 at 01:51 PM

First Published: February 26, 2025 at 03:54 PM
Last Updated: April 24, 2025 at 01:51 PM