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Migrants were crossing the southern border and this caused several border cities to get overwhelmed. On September 25, some of the migrants were bussed to Chicago. This was the first time Texas Governor Greg Abbott had bussed them to the City in months.

President Joe Biden gave migrants in Chicago the right to work. Biden gave Venezuelans who arrived before July 31 Temporary Protective Status. This will allow them to work for at least 18 months and not face deportation.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told members of the City Council he was moving migrants from police stations to large tents. He said the cost would be around $300 million according to WTTW.

Last month, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson worked with Governor J.B. Pritchard to address the migrant crisis in their state. The two wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Since July, about 40 to 50 migrants a day were arriving in Chicago. The City has been managing the arrivals but some worry if they’ll turn away migrants as another city has. According to WTTW, the city’s deputy mayor for migrants. Immigrants and refugee rights Beatriz Ponce de León said on Friday:

Chicago hasn’t received any more migrants from Texas but now local citizens are voicing their concerns of the current treatment of migrants. Some are even providing support to the migrants living in the city.

Last August, Texas Governor Greg Abbott began bussing migrants to Chicago. This was after sending migrants to Washington, D.C., and New York City. A problem all of these cities have experienced is how to provide proper support to the migrants who arrived. But Chicago is dealing with a new type of problem that these other cities haven’t experienced.

At the end of August, last year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bussed migrants to Chicago and continued to send migrants over the next several months. This caused Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to provide temporary housing, food, legal and medical services for 5,146 asylum seekers, and 3,936 was provided shelter.

Since Title 42 ended last week on May 11, Texas Governor Greg Abbott had been preparing for this day as he instituted several policies and plans to help the State. Not as many migrants crossed as expected since some may also be due to policies President Joe Biden initiated as well. If these policies last, only time will tell.

Last year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott began bussing migrants to sanctuary cities. This includes Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said:

On Tuesday, just days before the end of Title 42 which restricted migrants from entering the country, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bussed 48 migrants to Chicago. Governor Abbott last sent migrants to Chicago in December last year.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ends her term fighting Texas Governor Greg Abbott who bussed migrants to her State last year. On Sunday she wrote a letter to Abbott pleading for him to not continue busing migrants to Chicago when Title 42 ends next week.

Last August, Texas Governor Greg Abbott began busing migrants to Chicago. On Sunday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said over 8,000 migrants arrived in the City and she asks the Governor to stop as Texas prepares to bus more migrants when Title 42 ends on May 11.

Under Mayor Lori Lightfoot, she said Chicago needs to provide $53.5 million to support migrants who mostly arrived from Texas courtesy of Governor Greg Abbott, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, and Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael Hancock. Since Lightfoot is no longer in the race on her bid for re-election, City Council provided less than half of the funding needed.

Last year, Governor Greg Abbott began bussing migrants to the City of Chicago. Since August 31, the Texas Governor has bussed over 1,500 migrants to Chicago. The arrival of migrants has forced Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, political leaders, and residents in a lot of pain. Mayor Lightfoot has struggled to provide temporary housing migrants as well as funding to cover some expenses supporting them.

One mayoral candidate for Chicago announced his plan to increase funding for migrants. On Monday at the Plaza of Americans, Brandon Johnson plans to increase funding for migrants if he is elected as Chicago mayor.

Since August 31, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bused over 1,500 migrants to the City of Chicago. Then Colorado also bussed migrants to the city. The City is supporting about 5,000 migrants from the two states. Because of this, Chicago has struggled to handle supporting the migrants who arrived.

After weeks of protest and debate, this could be the week that migrants will be housed at an abandoned Chicago school. You may have seen protests from local residents as Woodlawn Elementary School was announced to be a new home for migrants who arrived from Texas. The school was supposed to open weeks ago but the opening was delayed. Now it appears this week the facility could open to house up to 200 migrants.

Chicago was about to use a local school as a shelter for migrants starting this week. Recently plans have changed and were delayed to use Woodlawn Elementary School. The school is located at 6420 S. University Ave.

Representatives from the State of Illinois want to support migrants as they approved a spending bill. The bill only covers about half of what Mayor Lori Lightfoot wanted. According to NBC 5, state lawmakers approved $20 million which is less than half of what Mayor Lightfoot wanted. Lightfoot previously stated she needs $53.5 million to support migrants who arrived from Texas.