Chicago became this Wednesday the third city to which Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent undocumented immigrants who entered illegally across the border on buses.
In a message on Twitter at The one who confirmed the transfer, Abbott thundered again against what he considers the inaction of the Biden Administration to address the migratory crisis.
“The first immigrant bus arrived in Chicago. Biden’s inaction at our border puts Texans at risk and is overwhelming our communities. We will continue transporting migrants on buses to sanctuary cities like NYC, DC, and now Chicago until the federal government does its job and secures the border,” stated the Republican.
“Mayor Lightfoot loves touting her city’s responsibility to welcome everyone regardless of legal status,” she added. the official. “I am looking forward to seeing this responsibility in action as these immigrants receive resources from a sanctuary city with the ability to serve them,” he said.
Lori Lightfoot’s office indicated, through a spokesman, that it will take charge of new arrivals.
“As a city, we are doing everything we can to ensure that these immigrants and their families can receive shelter, food, and, most importantly, protection,” said the office. “This is not new: Chicago welcomes thousands of immigrants each year to our city and provides them with much-needed assistance,” added the Mayor’s Office.
According to the Chicago Sun Times report, the migrants were dropped off at Union Station around 8 pm Some 60 foreigners arrived to the “Windy City”, and 20 of these remained in the terminal before being transferred to a shelter around 10: 15 pm.
Some foreigners reported to the media referred to the dangerous conditions of the trip to reach the US; some had to travel for almost 21 days.
“We crossed the jungle, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and then we got here,” said Venezuelan César Rodríguez, aged 20. The young man said that, initially, his intention was to get to New York, but he was told that this was not possible, so he immediately accepted Chicago.
Rodríguez said he was ready to work and settle in the US
Jesus, another migrant Venezuelan, revealed that passing through Mexico was the most difficult since police officers stole money from him and other undocumented immigrants. Jesus classified his week in the Aztec country as one of terror.
“People told us that no one was going to help us, that you are worthless here. You can’t eat in a restaurant here, here you have to eat on the streets. They treated us horrible. I told some of them why they were like that, we were just hungry and wanted to eat”, added the South American.
Jesus hopes to eventually meet a friend in Louisville, Kentucky, who promised him a job in a restaurant and space in a shelter.
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