Pritzker provided the committee with a five-page opening statement, in which he’ll highlight the state’s response to the migrant crisis and tout that crime is down in Illinois, in an effort to tackle the unproven rhetoric that immigrants who lack legal status are a major source of violence.

Pritzker was summoned to D.C. alongside two other Democratic governors at the behest of congressional Republicans seeking answers about sanctuary state policies.

The Illinois governor testified along with counterparts from New York and Minnesota on their states' immigration policies.

In congressional testimony Thursday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of terrorizing the state’s schools, neighborhoods and families. Pritzker also

GOP lawmakers repeatedly suggested that Pritzker’s policies made it possible for immigrants to enter the U.S. to carry out crimes like murder.

PEORIA Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)

Gov. Hochul is set to testify before Congress on state immigration enforcement, addressing the criticisms from a Republican-led committee on sanctuary policies.

Rep. Brandon Gill dredged up the eight-year-old tweet from Pritzker during a heated House Oversight Committee hearing with sanctuary state governors.