Watch live: Gov. JB Pritzker to testify at House committee on Illinois sanctuary laws
Gov. JB Pritzker will testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday alongside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The subject of the hearing will be sanctuary laws protecting undocumented residents.
Gov. JB Pritzker set to testify before congressional committee about sanctuary states amid immigration turmoil
The hearing comes amid protests in Chicago and Los Angeles against President Donald Trump's widespread immigration crackdown.
The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Thursday.
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