Democratic governors embrace border security, reject Trump immigrant 'abuses'


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Women dressed in traditional Mexican attire take part in a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 11, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three prominent Democratic U.S. governors face a grilling on Thursday from a Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives panel over immigration policy, as President Donald Trump steps up a crackdown on people living in the country illegally.

The governors of New York, Illinois and Minnesota are due to testify to the House Oversight Committee following days of protests in downtown Los Angeles over the Trump administration's aggressive ramping up of arrests of migrants.

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