Many Chicagoans were anxious when Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted an invitation to testify Wednesday before U.S. Congress on the city’s sanctuary policy.

The hearing was more than three times as long as Donald Trump's speech last night. That's loooong.

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…

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston was one of four city leaders from what Congressional Republicans called "sanctuary cities" grilled in front of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday.

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.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson makes his opening statement alongside New York City Eric Adams, far left, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ...