House Panel Investigating Four Sanctuary Cities

The House Oversight Committee sent letters, obtained by Newsmax, to the mayors of four sanctuary cities on Monday, informing them of a congressional investigation into their “misguided” sanctuary policies and the impacts on public safety, and called them to a hearing next month.

Oversight Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced the broad investigations into New York, Chicago, Denver, and Boston.

“Sanctuary jurisdictions and their misguided and obstructionist policies hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe,” Comer wrote to Democrat Mayors Eric Adams of New York, Michelle Wu of Boston, Mike Johnston of Denver and Brandon Johnson of Chicago.

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