3,313 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago from the Texas border, including 86 who arrived on Friday.
Migrants from the Texas border arrive in a chartered bus on Oct. 14, 2022, at Chicago’s Union Station. They were transferred to CTA buses.City officials said in a statement released Saturday that a total of 3,313 asylum-seekers have arrived from the Texas border, including 86 who arrived on Friday.The group included families and individuals, who are receiving help from state, county and city agencies, according to the statement. Children and infants are among those who arrived.
Republican governors have been sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning for several weeks. The practice escalated last month with buses arriving at a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in an apparent taunt of immigrant-friendly sanctuary cities.the Tribune. Immigration law applies to people differently depending on their circumstances.
has so far offered legal information to more than 2,000 people trying to navigate the process, which has been made more difficult due to the chaotic way people are arriving, said the center’s executive director, Mary Meg McCarthy.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.“This is not the way we should be welcoming people,” said McCarthy. “There is a better way. I have been doing this for more than 20 years. It’s a real hard time. ...
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