Republicans zeroed in on Walz’s remarks and his time on the 2024 presidential campaign trail in the hearing on immigration policies.

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday testified in front of a GOP-led House oversight committee defending what the panel calls Minnesota's "sanctuary policies." The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the first to testify, rejected the assertion that Minnesota is a sanctuary state. It has no statewide law protecting immigrants in the U.S. illegally from deportation, though Minneapolis and St. Paul both restrict the extent to which police and city employees can cooperate with immigration enforcement.