Mayor of Denver Mike Johnston will soon be escorting testimony before the United States in Washington, D.C. To describe the city’s” temple control” plans, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
On Wednesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. ET, Johnston did meet Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and New York Mayor Eric Adams.  ,
Rep. James Comer, council president, addressed Johnston by name in a Jan. 27 text.
Denver is considered a sanctuary city under Colorado laws, and Mayor Mike Johnston confirmed that he was prepared to go to prison to deter illegal immigrants from federal immigration officials, according to Guy.
The agency’s website and YouTube will host the hear live-streamed.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, with whom Johnston has sparred on social media about Denver’s” Newcomers Playbook,” a pleasant immigrants guide, is on the 47-member commission along with Star and standing council member Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, R-Va.
Making Americans less safe,” Sanctuary jurisdictions and their misguided and obstructive policies” “impede federal law enforcement’s ability to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities.” Comer wrote. Denver is a sanctuary state that “refuses to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.”
Red States slash down on cities that won’t help Trump win over immigrants.
Denver obtained the global law firm Covington and Burling, LLP, in February, to represent the city in the upcoming congressional inquiry. The city will pay lawyers a “discounted” rate of$ 1, 000 per hour under the one-year contract with a maximum cap of$ 2 million.
Around 43, 000 immigrants who illegally crossed the southern border with Mexico have arrived in Denver since 2023. Denver officials made the decision to assume responsibility for the response, which has cost city taxpayers more than$ 80 million. About half of those stayed, according to city officials, and others accepted city-provided bus and airline tickets from other locations.
