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From Fox News: The mayor of Chicago is warning that thousands of migrants could arrive in the city ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
While previous estimates of over 20,000 migrants arriving in the city seem to have been assuaged, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still expects several hundred migrants ahead of the convention — arrivals via bus that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office has confirmed.
“Until President Biden and Border Czar Harris step up and do their jobs to secure the border, Texas will continue busing migrants to sanctuary cities across the country like Chicago to provide much-needed relief to our overwhelmed border towns,” Abbott’s office told the Daily Mail this week.
“We realistically expect 750-1,000 new arrivals next week, if that,” said Andre Gordillo, the director of migrant assistance group New Vecinos Program.
Beatriz Ponce de León, the Chicago deputy mayor for immigration, said last month that as many as 25,000 additional illegal aliens are expected to arrive in Chicago ahead of the Democratic convention.
Fox News noted that Ponce de León has now walked it back, claiming, “We at this point do not have any credible intel that there will be a large surge in terms of buses coming from Texas.”
One reason as many illegal aliens may no longer be coming from Texas is because Gov. Abbott announced that due to his state’s efforts to close the border, illegal crossings are down by 85%. However, the numbers have simply increased in other border states.
Texas is tripling razor wire barriers at the border to stop illegal immigration.
Our historic border security efforts have DECREASED illegal crossings into Texas by 85%, while it’s increased in other border states.
Our weekly #OperationLoneStar update: https://t.co/MRmZ4jIyYp pic.twitter.com/qFVBuanUsT
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) August 16, 2024
Texas is the first—and only—state in our nation’s history to build our own border wall.
Texas’ historic border wall deters and repels illegal immigration. We add more to the wall every week.
Texas steps up to keep America SAFE. pic.twitter.com/CpTeue1AVq
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) August 17, 2024
Last year, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed “right wing extremism” for the influx of illegal aliens into his city.
NEW: Chicago’s woke Mayor Brandon Johnson blames “right wing extremism” for Windy City’s decline amid crime and migrant crisis.
The last time Chicago had a Republican mayor was in 1931. Since Brandon Johnson was elected, Chicago has accepted 247 buses full of illegals and major… pic.twitter.com/6scPOKrLZl
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 29, 2023
Chicago mayor warns influx of illegal migrants could come to city before Democratic convention: report https://t.co/1ZLvChWepo
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 17, 2024
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