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.

A Chicago alderman says Mayor Brandon Johnson has "no defense" ahead of his congressional testimony on the sanctuary city's immigration policies.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will soon be on his way to Washington D.C. to testify before the U.S House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to explain the city’s “sanctuary jurisdiction” policies.

Broadly speaking, sanctuary cities are jurisdictions with policies that allow immigrants to live without fear of arrests or deportation. The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding and looking to paint these cities as lawless and dangerous.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston testified on Capitol Hill about the so-called "sanctuary city" policies on Wednesday morning.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Mike Johnston is a Mayor for the Denver, CO with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2025 House Committee. The Democratic mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City testified on sanctuary city policies before the House Ove…

Mayor Brandon Johnson is in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, where he will defend Chicago’s sanctuary city status during a hearing before the House Oversight Committee focused on immigration policies.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is already in Washington, D.C., preparing to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that is investigating “sanctuary" jurisdictions.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is joining three other Democratic mayors – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston – at a hearing in front

Johnson and the other mayors defended their immigration policies, saying they have an obligation to protect everyone living in their cities, regardless of their immigration status.