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Sanctuary State Showdown: Hochul and Dem Governors Grilled Over Deadly Immigration Policies

Blood on their hands—and nowhere left to run.

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Jun 12, 2025
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It was a hearing meant to expose what many Americans have been living through for years: the real-world consequences of sanctuary state policies.

Three Democrat governors—Kathy Hochul of New York, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and JB Pritzker of Illinois—were called to testify before Congress.

What followed was a high-pressure reckoning that forced them to answer for their roles in a national crisis.

First up, House Oversight Chair James Comer wasted no time dismantling Walz’s excuses.

He flattened Walz on immigration in 60 seconds.

COMER: “Do you believe that the Biden-Harris administration secured the border? … Do you think they did a good job of that?”

WALZ dodged: “I think the border has been broken for a very long time through many administrations. It’s one of the reasons why Vice President Harris was advocating so strongly for the bipartisan bill that—”

But Comer cut straight through the spin.

COMER: “Did she mention her role as the border czar any when you all were out campaigning?”

WALZ: “Not…

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