Chicago’s city council reportedly denied the cleanup of homeless encampments containing migrants had anything to do with the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
Chicago’s city council denied that the cleanup of homeless encampments containing migrants has anything to do with the upcoming Democratic National Convention . A large homeless encampment was cleared on July 17, the Chicago Tribune reported. The paper reported further that Maura McCauley, managing deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, said that the effort was 'fast-tracked in time for the Democratic National Convention in late August.
However, a spokesman for the department, Brian Berg, reportedly later said that the effort had nothing to do with the convention. Furthermore, Mayor Brandon Johnson has also reportedly denied that the encampment initiative was prompted by the upcoming DNC. The mayor's comments come as city officials brace for a potential surge in migrants after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed at the Republican National Convention to continue bussing migrants from the southern border to sanctuary cities.
The Democratic National Convention starts on Aug. 19 at the United Center and will run through Aug. 22. In April, the city approved $70 million to support illegal immigrants in the city. A move that Johnson said was preparation for Abbott's transfer of migrants to the Windy City.
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