Chicago Mayor Urges Texas Governor to Halt Migrant Shipments

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has urged Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stop sending migrants to Chicago, but more are expected to arrive at any time. The city is at capacity and is struggling to provide resources and shelter for those who are already here. City officials said more than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Governor Abbott first began sending busloads of migrants from the border to Chicago without warning. The city only expects this emergency to grow more dire when the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 expires next week.