Sanctuary City Chicago Considers Shipping Border Crossers to Suburbs; Chicago Mayor Floats Idea of Sending Migrants to Suburbs

Sanctuary City Chicago Considers Shipping Border Crossers to Suburbs:

Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is considering a plan in which the city would bus border crossers and illegal aliens to surrounding suburbs.

According to the Center Square, Johnson said he is working with Cook County officials as well as other officials from various counties to coordinate a plan that would send hundreds — potentially thousands — of border crossers and illegal aliens out of Chicago, a proud sanctuary city. Johnson said:

We’ve had conversations with mayors across not just Cook County but the surrounding counties, and we have had tremendous feedback. We see some real support on the horizon … looking forward in the days to come that these collaborative efforts that we have been organizing will begin to see some dynamic come to fruition.

“Here’s what I am committed to doing, honoring the law of being a sanctuary city and building systems of care that provide a pathway with dignity for individuals who are seeking refuge here in the city of Chicago,” he continued.

The plan would likely mimic what New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has done, where thousands of border crossers and illegal aliens have been bused to upstate New York, often without any coordination with local officials. —>READ MORE HERE

Chicago mayor floats idea of sending migrants to suburbs:

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city of Chicago has had conversations with suburban leaders in Cook and other counties about the possibility of moving migrants into their communities.

Thousands of migrant families have arrived in Chicago over the past year. City officials have placed many in police stations, YMCAs and Daley College.

Johnson said the city is looking at other towns to help with housing migrants.

“We’ve had conversations with mayors across not just Cook County but the surrounding counties, and we have had tremendous feedback,” Johnson said. “We see some real support on the horizon.”

Johnson said conversations will continue in the coming days and weeks.

“Looking forward in the days to come that these collaborative efforts that we have been organizing will begin to see some dynamic come to fruition,” Johnson said.

About 12,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago from the southern U.S. border in the past year.

Maggie Rivera of the Illinois Migrant Council explained what else these families would need if they were moved into the suburbs. —>READ MORE HERE

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