Chicago officials are preparing for an influx of asylum seekers ahead of the Democratic National Convention after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to continue sending 'buses of illegal immigrants' to sanctuary cities.
During his speech at the Republican National Convention, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to continue sending migrants to sanctuary cities.
On Tuesday, Chicago Deputy Mayor of Immigration Beatriz Ponce De Leon told reporters her city is bracing for 25,000 new migrant arrivals from Texas ahead of the DNC,The scramble appears to be happening in response to a threat Abbott made to bus more migrants to Democrat-controlled cities during ahe delivered at last week's Republican National Convention.
"Until President Biden and Border Czar Harris step up and do their jobs to secure the border, Texas will continue busing migrants to sanctuary cities across the country like Chicago to provide much-needed relief to our overwhelmed border towns," Eze said.
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