Mayor Michelle Wu has agreed to testify before Congress on Boston’s status as a sanctuary city as President Donald Trump’s administration takes aim at places that have declined to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis.

The city has been singled out as one of the nation’s four most problematic sanctuary cities and Mayor Michelle Wu has been asked to testify about its “sanctuary policies” at a public hearing next month,

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was one of four mayors called before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to testify on their status as sanctuary cities.

Wu accepted the invitation to testify in person to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, but the hearing date isn't finalized. The post Wu officially accepts invitation to testify before Congress on Boston’s ‘sanctuary’ status appeared first on Boston.

Wu had previously said she intends to testify but asked for more time to prepare the requested documents and recover from giving birth.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she plans to comply with a request to testify before a Congressional oversight committee investigating sanctuary city policies, but is asking for time before traveling to D.