Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee chair U.S. Rep James Comer,

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago, alleging that sanctuary status is obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Charlie De Mar reports.

Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president made famous for breaking the rules?

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appearance is likely to represent a flashpoint in the ongoing battle with the GOP-controlled U.S House and the Trump administration, which is attempting to strip self-proclaimed sanctuary cities of all federal funding.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to testify at a congressional hearing on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston,

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will be "pressed" for answers about the city's status as a sanctuary city during an upcoming Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday agreed to testify before Congress over Denver's status as a sanctuary city. Why it matters: Johnson will be pressed to defend Denver's policies protecting migrants from deportation at a time when the U.

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.