Illegal Immigrants Bussed to Chicago Now Being Sent to Other Illinois Communities

Asylum seekers illegally crossing the border into Texas and then bused to Chicago are now being sent out to other communities.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started busing migrants to Washington, New York, and then Chicago to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies. As of last week, Texas has sent more than 300 illegal immigrants to Chicago and thousands to New York and Washington.

A majority of the illegal immigrants bused to Illinois reportedly are from Venezuela, a country experiencing an economic crisis that has resulted in millions fleeing their homeland.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public health emergency in response to the continued arrival of illegal immigrants.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has declared a COVID-19 public health emergency every month since the pandemic began and recently issued another public health emergency for monkeypox, has not said whether the incoming illegal immigrants will prompt another such response.

“We are going to make sure they have a place to live, we are going to make sure they are able to get fed and get health care,” Pritzker said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly clashed with Abbott over his busing initiative. Adams sent a delegation to the southern border with Mexico this week on a fact-finding mission. Abbott had invited the mayors of the three “sanctuary cities” to the border to see firsthand what Texas is dealing with. Abbott blames President Joe Biden and his lax border policies for the influx of foreign nationals entering the country since January 2021.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been highly critical of Abbott for not providing her with advance notice that they were arriving.

“Do the right thing and collaborate and cooperate, instead of us having to guess whether they’re coming or not coming, how many and what


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