As protests and riots against federal immigration enforcement continue, governors of sanctuary states testifying before a congressional committee stood by their policies that critics say protect foreigners here illegally over the safety of U.S. citizens.
Democrat governors JB Pritzker of Illinois, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Kathy Hochul of New York testified before the Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 12.
The Democrats condemned Trump’s calling in the National Guard and military to support federal law enforcement and claimed that the protests were mostly peaceful.
The governors said that they cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in removing criminal illegal immigrants but not illegal immigrants who abide by the law….