Texas has spent more than $18 million sending migrants to Chicago, other sanctuary cities
CHICAGO (CBS) -- More than a month after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began sending refugees from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago, we're getting an idea of how much all that costs.
According to the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Lone Star State spent more than $18 million sending migrants to Chicago and other sanctuary cities.
The move includes a total of 12,000 people so far. More than 1,800 ended up in Cook County.
Now Florida and Arizona are also sending migrants to other states, as part of a protest against the Biden administration's immigration policies.
