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Families tell House Judiciary subcommittee how sanctuary policies, enforcement gaps cost loved ones' lives
Summary
Three mothers and an attorney told a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Oversight hearing that sanctuary policies and immigration-enforcement choices contributed to fatal or catastrophic attacks on their children; members split along partisan lines about policy and accountability.
The chair of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight (referred to in the hearing as "Chair") opened a hearing to hear "real people" recount how sanctuary policies and immigration-enforcement decisions had affected their families, saying, "you're here, and damn it, we're going to listen to you." Families who lost children or whose children were gravely injured urged lawmakers to change enforcement practices they called negligent.
Why it matters: Witnesses linked individual crimes to broader immigration and local enforcement policies and asked Congress to consider changes that would prevent future tragedies. Lawmakers used the session to press competing narratives about federal authority, local sanctuary policies and legal accountability for federal officers.
Patricia Fox described how her daughter, Carissa, was struck by an unlicensed, uninsured driver who fled the scene and now requires full-time care. Fox said…
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