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City spent nearly $1 million on failed camp before pulling the plug - as officials now IMPOUND buses bringing migrants to the city from Texas on Gov. Greg Abbott's orders
Story by Germania Rodriguez Poleo For Dailymail.Com  •
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The city spent over $985,000 on the shuttered migrant camp at Brighton Park

Locals had opposed the camp, with two residents filing a lawsuit

There are currently more than 13,000 migrants staying in Chicago's shelter system and the city has spent more than 250M handing the crisis this year
 
Chicago spent nearly $1million to build a migrant camp on a toxic site, as the city continues to struggle with a massive surge of asylum seekers, with officials now impounding incoming buses.

Official records seen by ABC 7 show the city spent more than $985,000 on the shuttered migrant camp at a Brighton Park lot - despite warnings that the site was not safe and outrage by locals, including a lawsuit.

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