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The high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York defended their states' immigration policies in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday -- weighing in on the ongoing Los Angeles protests over immigration enforcement.
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Tampa Free Press on MSNIllinois Governor Pritzker Grilled On Sanctuary Policies After Tragic DeathsIn a contentious congressional hearing on Wednesday, Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois steadfastly defended his state's handling of the migrant crisis and laws designed to protect undocumented immigrants.
Three Democratic governors defended their responses to the migrant crisis and dispute claims of failing to cooperate with federal authorities, according to remarks prepared for a congressional panel.
Pritzker was summoned to D.C. alongside two other Democratic governors at the behest of congressional Republicans seeking answers about sanctuary state policies.
Rep. Brandon Gill dredged up the eight-year-old tweet from Pritzker during a heated House Oversight Committee hearing with sanctuary state governors.
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Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
Republicans in Congress called several Democratic governors to Washington on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities
PEORIA Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)
As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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U.S. House Republican Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas has called for governors who "flout federal law" with sanctuary policies to face arrest.