Chicago bracing for Texas to bus 25,000 migrants to city ahead of Democratic National Convention

Texas officials are vowing to continue busing and flying migrants to liberal cities like Chicago in protest of Biden border policies, and that has officials in the Windy City preparing for an influx of up to 25,000 migrants during the Democratic National Convention next month.

«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,» a spokesperson for Texas governor Greg Abbott told the San Antonio Current on Friday.

At the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Abbott hammered the Biden administration for its border policies.

«When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris refused to even come to Texas and to see the border crisis that they created, I took the border to them,» Abbott said. «I began busing illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C., and we’ve continued busing migrants to sanctuary cities across the entire country,” he told the crowd. “Those buses will continue to roll until we finally secure our border.»

Chicago officials believe these threats could translate into between 20,000 and 25,000 migrants arriving during the DNC, set to take place between August 19 and 22, Chicago’s deputy mayor for immigration Beatriz Ponce de León told Axios.

«It depends on how many people are crossing the border,” she added. “Right now there is a slowdown because of the [Biden] executive order that puts limits on how many people can cross and ask for asylum, but that is being challenged in court.»

The Chicago official said they’re keeping 5,000 city shelter beds open in preparation and could activate even more if need be.

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