Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Chicago's sanctuary city status in his opening statements today to the House oversight committee.

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.

Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...

Chicago has been a sanctuary city since March 1985, via an executive order from Mayor Harold Washington that has since been made into an ordinance. Can Congress pass a law to end Chicago’s ...

Under questioning from Pennsylvania Republican Scott Perry, Johnson was asked to define Chicago’s 40-year-old sanctuary city policy. “You have welcomed 51,648 aliens to your sanctuary city.

A Chicago alderman said Mayor Brandon Johnson has "no defense" ahead of his congressional testimony on the sanctuary city's policies. "As far as the mayor going to D.C., he's going like a lamb ...

Sanctuary city mayors are facing intense scrutiny following their testimony before Congress, where they defended their resistance to federal immigration enforcement. Chicago resident P-Rae Easley ...

As President Ronald Reagan’s administration began an immigration crackdown, Mayor Harold Washington took a stand, signing an executive order declaring Chicago a “sanctuary city.” It ...

While municipal sanctuary policies vary in their scope and definition, most seek to limit cooperation between local law ...

(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to questions during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday ...