Mayors Michelle Wu of Boston, Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Mike Johnston of Denver and Eric Adams of New York are set to appear Wednesday in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government

So-called sanctuary city policies are a “public nightmare” that make American cities more dangerous, Rep. James Comer said Wednesday.

Mayor Eric Adams and three other Democratic mayors are in the hot seat Wednesday for a high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities. Adams walked a political tightrope on sanctuary city laws – not defending the city policy or speaking out against it – during brief comments to reporters before the hearing.

In her opening statement to the committee, Wu repeated a core message — Boston “is your home” — in multiple languages, a nod to the city’s diversity.

Mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York are set to testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities” policies.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has a leg up over his fellow sanctuary city leaders ahead of their House testimony, according to the founder of a pro-police nonprofit.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, along with other sanctuary city mayors, will testify in front of a Congressional committee on Wednesday

Adams will testify on the city's response to Trump's immigration plan amid the president's federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the city.