Three Democratic governors are defending their responses to the migrant crisis​ and dispute claims of failing to cooperate with federal authorities, according to remarks prepared for a congressional panel.

The House Oversight Committee is hearing from the high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York on Thursday during a timely hearing about their states' immigration policies that some members of the Republican-led committee call "sanctuary" policies that they claim shield criminal illegal aliens from immigration enforcement.

Three Democratic governors will appear before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday morning to address sanctuary states, a topic well-timed with protests in California and beyond over the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants.