January 5, 2024 Illinois News Roundup: Migrant crisis in Illinois
Hot dogs are served to migrants, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, outside a Northside police station where they live in a small tent community in Chicago. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
Chicago is one of many so-called "blue-cities" experiencing a migrant crisis, after states such as Texas and Florida began sending asylum-seekers that had previously entered their states to cities deemed "sanctuary cities." As we go to air on January 5, 2024, more than 33,000 migrants have been transported from Texas to Chicago (29,000 by bus and 4,000 by plane). Texas is purposely not telling the city or state when or how many arrivals are coming, which has overwhelmed the city and volunteers.
GUESTS
Tessa Weinberg
City Government and Politics Reporter, WBEZ
Michael Loria
Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
From WBEZ in Chicago: As the 60-day shelter stay limit looms, a WBEZ analysis reveals most migrants stay longer
From Northern Public Radio in DeKalb: City leaders announce migrants bound for Chicago land at Rockford Airport