Overview

• Democratic governors JB Pritzker, Tim Walz and Kathy Hochul testified on June 12 before the House Oversight Committee about their states’ sanctuary policies.
• Pritzker rebuked Rep. Mary Miller for her past praise of Adolf Hitler during a January 2021 rally, calling it irrelevant to policy discussions.
• Republican lawmakers pressed the governors on ICE raids, local law enforcement’s limited cooperation under Illinois’ TRUST Act and a January hit-and-run involving an undocumented immigrant.
• Pritzker defended the TRUST Act as necessary to protect communities from federal overreach and criticized the committee for ignoring calls for comprehensive immigration reform.
• Nationwide protests against ICE actions and a separate incident in which Senator Alex Padilla was shoved and handcuffed underscored the hearing’s tense political backdrop.