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Maria Villarroel

Adams Says Migrants 'Played An Important Role In Our Society' Ahead of Congressional Grilling Over NYC's Sanctuary City Status

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, along with other sanctuary city mayors, will testify in front of Congress on how they handled the migrant crisis on Tuesday. (Credit: Getty Images)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with the mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver will testify in front of a Republican-led Congressional committee on Wednesday about their policies regarding their sanctuary cities' status. Ahead of his appearance, Adams wrote an op-ed for the New York Post to explain his stance, attempting a balancing act between supporting migrants and the need to tackle crime as he has cozied up to the Trump administration over the past months.

The mayors are expected to sit down in front of a hostile committee, whose members accuse them of protecting "criminals" and thwarting the president's plan to deport millions of people who are in the country unauthorized.

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