WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown University Law Center, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law":

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Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: