Chicago, Sanctuary City Mayors

What Congress members got wrong — and right — about Chicago at the sanctuary city hearing
Here's a rundown of several key claims made during the hearing, and our reporting on the issues and numbers referenced by officials.
Sanctuary city hearing: Chicago mayor testifies in front of House committee
The BriefChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before Congress on Wednesday about the city’s sanctuary policies alongside mayors from Boston, Denver, and New York.Lawmakers scrutinized the impact of these policies,
Republicans hammer mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York over ‘sanctuary city’ policies
Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.
Boston Mayor Stands By $650,000 Legal Bill To Prepare For Sanctuary City Congressional Hearing
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her decision to spend well over half a million taxpayer dollars to prepare for
After criticism, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defends $650K legal bill for Congressional sanctuary hearing
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended the whopping $650,000 legal bill the city paid to help her prepare for a Congressional hearing on sanctuary cities, saying it was necessary amid threats to put her in jail and cut the Hub’s federal funding.
Brandon Johnson is testifying in DC on Chicago's sanctuary city status. Here's what to know.
The hearing begins Wednesday at 9 a.m. Chicago time. Here's how to watch and what to know about the mayor's testimony.
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Chicago's sanctuary city status • Gene Hackman's death • Bald eagle dies
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C., to take questions from members of Congress about the ...
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Heavily scripted Mayor Johnson survives congressional hot seat on Chicago's sanctuary city policy
Miracle Boyd’s front teeth were knocked out during a clash at the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park after the 2020 ...
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How Much Sanctuary Can Chicago Really Offer?
Despite Chicago's determination to protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation efforts, the city is limited in what it can do ...
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Chicago is considered a ‘sanctuary city,’ but what does that mean?
Chicago is widely considered a "sanctuary city," but what does that mean for how local police handle immigration cases?
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Small Business Administration closing Chicago office over sanctuary city law
The Chicago location is one of six regional offices the agency is closing and relocating because of local immigration ...
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Trump takes aim at Chicago again — this time with a federal task force on antisemitism
Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson, was not surprised at the DOJ initiative. He noted the new Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism is targeting three of the same cities whose ...
NYC, Chicago and Other Sanctuary Cities Flip the Narrative
Broadly speaking, sanctuary cities are jurisdictions with policies that allow immigrants to live without fear of arrests or ...
Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities harms other public safety impacts, critics say
The president’s efforts to compel localities to cooperate with his mass deportation agenda could curtail funds for criminal ...