Gov. Pritzker issues stern letter to Texas Gov. Abbott, pleading for halting of migrant bus arrivals in frigid temperatures
With the Chicago area facing its second winter storm of the week ahead of an arctic blast of frigid temperatures, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stern letter to his Texas counterpart, pleading with the governor to pause the sending of migrant buses and planes to the Chicago area with dangerously cold temperatures expected next week.
In a public letter issued on Friday, Pritzker acknowledged that him and Gov. Greg Abbott both desire federal immigration reform before accusing Abbott of choosing to "sow chaos in an attempt to score political points."
"You are now sending asylum seekers from Texas to the Upper Midwest in the middle of winter - many without coats, without shoes to protect them from the snow - to a city whose shelters are already overfilled with migrants you sent here," Pritzker said.
The practice of sending asylum seeking migrants to Chicago and other sanctuary cities began in 2022, with New York City, Washington, D.C. and Denver being among the other cities targeted by the practice Abbott coined as "Operation Lone Star."
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