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Chicago preparing for migrant influx after Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to send more buses
The city is preparing to host the Democratic National Convention in August.
By Michael Karlis on Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 11:19 am
During his speech at the Republican National Convention, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to continue sending migrants to sanctuary cities.
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.
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, according to the Chicago Tribune. The convention is being held Aug. 19-22 at the Windy City's United Center.
The scramble appears to be happening in response to a threat Abbott made to bus more migrants to Democrat-controlled cities during a fiery anti-immigrant speech he delivered at last week's Republican National Convention. In the address, the governor also falsely claimed that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had never visited the Texas border.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-gov-greg-abbott-threatens-to-send-25000-migrants-to-chicago-ahead-of-dnc-35143805