Overview

• The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform convened to examine state measures that restrict local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• Chairman James Comer contended that Illinois, Minnesota and New York sanctuary policies impede ICE efforts to deport criminal noncitizens and jeopardize citizen safety.
• Governors JB Pritzker, Tim Walz and Kathy Hochul defended their sanctuary declarations as constitutional safeguards and called for comprehensive immigration reform.
• The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against multiple sanctuary jurisdictions, including Illinois and New York, on the grounds that the policies violate the Constitution.
• Governor Pritzker enlisted Washington law firm Covington & Burling to prepare his testimony, underscoring the partisan intensity of the hearing.