WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is once again prompting Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to submit documentation related to migrants accused of crimes who might have been given “preferential treatment” under her purview, attributed to “sanctuary” policies.
Initially slated for submission by June 10, Katz cited 10th Amendment protections as a reason for not complying with the request, according to correspondences from Judiciary Committee leadership acquired by The Post this Monday.
Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) expressed in the letter, “Your policies that favor criminal aliens seem purposefully crafted to obstruct this authority.”
The letter further pointed out that such favoritism towards foreign nationals by Katz’s office might contravene federal civil rights statutes, according to the Republican leaders.
Earlier this year, the House committee put forth legislation aimed at curbing sanctuary jurisdictions from evading federal immigration laws, also criticizing New York officials for disregarding numerous detainer requests.
Many of the left-leaning jurisdictions oppose coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), requiring officers to obtain judicial warrants or jump through other hoops before handing over migrants charged with crimes into federal custody.
Jordan and McClintock’s missive cited the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, which amends provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to mandate cooperation between state and federal authorities.
“In your June 10 letter, you also objected to the scope of the Committee’s requests, claiming that it would be impossible to ‘[s]earch[] for communications dealing with non-citizens,’” wrote the GOP chairmen.
“Nonetheless, you do not provide any rationale for why it is not possible to provide documents and communications related even to a single employee, the office’s Immigration Specialist, or materials related to certain foreign nationals’ cases—the same cases you have boasted about in public reports,” they said.
“In addition, you have given no indication that your office has attempted to obtain any of the requested information in the three months since you received the Committee’s request.”
Katz was one of seven New York City officials queried about their sanctuary policies, including NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Department of Corrections Commissioner Stanley Richards and the top prosecutors of all five boroughs.
That letter claimed that less than 4% of detainers ICE lodged with local authorities for criminal aliens were honored by NYCDOC between July 2022 and June 2025.
Reps for Katz’s office didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment.