Chicago prepares for Texas to send thousands of migrants ahead of DNC

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

CHICAGO CITY OFFICIALS ARE BRACING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS BEING BUSSED AND DROPPED OFF IN THEIR CITY BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT MONTH.

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, OFFICIALS ESTIMATE 45-THOUSAND MIGRANTS HAVE EITHER BEEN BUSED OR FLOWN TO CHICAGO,  COURTESY OF TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT.

AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LAST WEEK – ABBOTT SAID HE WILL CONTINUE SENDING MIGRANTS THAT CROSS THE U-S SOUTHERN BORDER TO SO-CALLED SANCTUARY CITIES.

(GOV. GREG ABBOTT / R-TX)

“WHEN JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS REFUSED TO EVEN COME TO TEXAS, AND TO SEE THE BORDER CRISIS THAT THEY CREATED, I TOOK THE BORDER TO THEM. I’VE BEEN BUSING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO WASHINGTON, DC. AND WE’VE CONTINUED BUSSING MIGRANTS TO SANCTUARY CITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND THOSE BUSES WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL UNTIL WE FINALLY SECURE OUR BORDER.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

CHICAGO’S DEPUTY MAYOR FOR IMMIGRATION BEATRIZ PONCE DE LEÓN TOLD AXIOS — THE CITY IS BRACING FOR ANOTHER 20-THOUSAND TO 25-THOUSAND MIGRANTS TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE DNC – TAKING PLACE AT THE UNITED CENTER AUGUST 19TH-22ND.

IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THERE’S BEEN A SLOWDOWN OF MIGRANT CROSSINGS AT THE U-S SOUTHERN BORDER BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER –SIGNED IN JUNE— LIMITING THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS WHO CAN CROSS THE BORDER AND CLAIM ASYLUM. 

THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER IS TIED UP IN THE COURTS – AND A JUDGE COULD STRIKE IT DOWN, MEANING WE COULD GO BACK TO SEEING THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER EACH DAY. 

PONCE DE LEON SAID SHE’S NOT SURE HOW MANY MIGRANTS ABBOTT WOULD BE ABLE TO DROP OFF IN CHICAGO – BUT SAYS THE CITY IS KEEPING 5-THOUSAND BEDS OPEN AND AVAILABLE IN CASE THE NUMBER SURGES.

 PONCE DE LEON SAID CITY LEADERS ARE PREPARED AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE.

 CHICAGO OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE LESS THAN 6-THOUSAND MIGRANTS CURRENTLY STAYING IN CITY RUN SHELTERS. AT THE HEIGHT OF MIGRANT BUSING, CHICAGO HAD ABOUT 15-THOUSAND MIGRANTS IN 28 SHELTERS ACROSS THE CITY.

MIGRANTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FACILITIES OVERCROWDING, UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND ALSO A LACK OF FOOD.

THERE WAS ALSO A MEASLES OUTBREAK – THAT INFECTED MORE THAN 50 MIGRANTS STAYING AT CHICAGO’S PILSEN SHELTER EARLIER THIS YEAR.

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