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(NewsNation) — Four Democratic mayors from sanctuary cities are acceptable to attest Wednesday earlier the House Oversight Committee successful what observers expect volition beryllium a contentious proceeding focused connected migration policies.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu volition look arsenic the Trump medication intensifies its mass deportation efforts, putting sanctuary metropolis policies nether accrued scrutiny.
The 4 cities person struggled to negociate the influx of migrants from the confederate border, collectively spending billions of dollars connected structure and enactment services.
Republican committee members are expected to knock the mayors for not cooperating with national migration authorities, apt citing crimes allegedly committed by migrants and questioning whether the mayors are adequately protecting their constituents.
Mayor Adams whitethorn look little disapproval from Republicans aft precocious gathering with Trump's borderline czar Tom Homan and agreeing to assist national authorities successful apprehending undocumented migrants with transgression records successful New York City.
However, Adams' practice comes aft the Justice Department moved to driblet corruption and bribery charges against him, raising questions astir imaginable governmental motivations. Adams has denied immoderate quid pro quo, stating helium is "not beholden to the Trump administration" but is "just doing what helium thinks is right."
Meanwhile, erstwhile New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced his candidacy for New York City mayor, readying a rally successful little Manhattan wherever helium is expected to person his archetypal labour endorsement from the Carpenters' Union.
A caller canvass conducted by NewsNation affiliate WPIX, Emerson College and The Hill shows Cuomo starring successful the Democratic superior contention contempt the intersexual harassment allegations that led to his resignation arsenic politician successful 2021.
Critics are organizing counter-demonstrations to punctual voters of the accusations made against Cuomo by astir a twelve women.
During the aboriginal pandemic, Cuomo had a analyzable narration with then-President Trump, occasionally cooperating with the medication but besides publically challenging national policies erstwhile helium disagreed with them.
