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Chicago activist tells Congress sanctuary policies have strained services and calls for forensic audit
Summary
Danielle Carter Walters, a Chicago resident and vice president of Chicago Flips Red, testified that sanctuary policies have increased crime and pressured city services, and she called for a forensic audit and accountability for migrant-related spending in Chicago.
Danielle Carter Walters, identified in the hearing as vice president of Chicago Flips Red, told the House Judiciary subcommittee that Chicago’s sanctuary policies have strained city services and neighborhoods and urged federal scrutiny and a forensic audit of migrant-related spending.
"We are here to to confront the reality of sanctuary cities. Despite the word sanctuaries, these cities are anything but safe," Walters said. She argued that schools, affordable housing and public safety in parts of Chicago…
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