Comer launches investigation of sanctuary cities, asks mayors to testify

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Chicago resident P Rae Easley joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her take on Mayor Brandon Johnson's resistance to the crackdown and the need to re-allocate tax dollars to residents in the Windy City, rather than illegal immigrants.
52% : "Sanctuary cities limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
51% : House Republicans are calling on sanctuary city mayors to testify next month about the policy's impact on public safety and the refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
47% : U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Tenn., chair of the GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Reform, said he was launching an investigation into sanctuary cities across the United States to determine whether they have complied with federal immigration enforcement laws.
46% : He has directed city departments to "stand firm and uphold the local ordinance" in compliance with the Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting federal immigration enforcement efforts.
28% : In his first week after returning to the White House, Trump has rescinded multiple directives and has targeted illegal immigrants with criminal records in a series of raids.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRaids by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been reported in Colorado, New York City, Buffalo, N.Y., Boston, California, and Minnesota, with hundreds of illegal immigrants being detained.

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