US EditionDemocratic governors will defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUN 12 – Democratic governors defended sanctuary state policies amid Republican accusations of obstructing immigration enforcement as crime rates decline, highlighting tension over federal immigration crackdowns.
- On Thursday, the governors of Illinois, Minnesota, and New York appeared before the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C. to discuss their states' sanctuary policies.
- The hearing arose amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement after the Department of Homeland Security listed these states and hundreds of jurisdictions as sanctuary areas defying federal law.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz denied that Minnesota is a sanctuary state, noting no statewide sanctuary law exists, although Minneapolis and St. Paul limit local cooperation with immigration enforcement agencies.
- Walz emphasized that state resources and law enforcement personnel should not be reassigned to handle federal responsibilities, especially when doing so would not benefit the state, its communities, or the safety of its people.
- The testimony underscores ongoing conflict between federal authorities and Democratic-led states defending local immigration policies while Republicans criticize these as protecting criminal illegal aliens.
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