Mayor Of Major Sanctuary City Agrees To Testify Before Congress

Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has agreed to testify before Congress as House Republicans and the Trump administration take aim at major sanctuary cities across the country.

Wu on Monday said she is willing to comply with a request by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to speak about Boston’s sanctuary policies prohibiting cooperating between local law enforcement and federal 🛂Immigration authorities. As part of its investigation into several major sanctuary cities, the House Oversight Committee has requested the mayors of Boston, New York City and Chicago to testify before Congress and hand over pertinent documentation.

“We are taking the request very seriously in terms of producing information and being responsive,” Wu said Monday, according to MassLive.

“I do plan to and would like to participate, but at a time that would work better and would be more appropriate,” Wu said, citing the recent birth of her child as reason to delay the date to speak before Congress. “The timeline is quite fast, especially in my personal circumstance of just having given birth not too long ago and sort of staying in touch with my doctor about what makes sense from a recovery perspective.”

House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Jan. 28 delivered letters to Democratic Mayors Eric Adams of New York City, Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Wu of Boston, asking each to hand over internal documentation and communication between staffers and outside personnel relating to their cities’ sanctuary policies. The requests, Comer said, is part of the committee’s investigation into sanctuary cities.