Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been asked to testify at a Congressional hearing as part of a federal investigation into sanctuary cities.

On Monday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened a probe into so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants and has requested testimony from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

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.

House Republicans called for Wu and three other mayors to appear before Congress next month to testify about their "sanctuary jurisdictions." The post Wu is asked to testify before Congress about Boston’s ‘sanctuary’ status appeared first on Boston.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been called upon to testify at an upcoming hearing on so-called "sanctuary cities."

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday that the city is still determining how to respond to a call from congressional Republicans for her and other Democratic mayors to face questions on Capitol Hill about their local immigration policies.

Boston is one of four cities under scrutiny by a House panel's investigation into so-called sanctuary cities. Why it matters: The probe is Mayor Michelle Wu's biggest test yet as to whether the city's commitment to protect immigrants,