Migrants rerouted to Chicago after being dropped off at Hinsdale Metra station
With more buses arriving every single day, city leaders say we are at a tipping point.
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With more buses arriving every single day, city leaders say we are at a tipping point.
The need for help has only grown with the number of new arrivals.
The volunteers who help the new arrivals in our area spoke to CBS 2’s Marybel González Monday night, reflecting on the successes they have seen – and the many challenges ahead.
Meanwhile, the influx of migrants into the city continues, with 350 arriving over the weekend after Texas sent a private plane to Rockford before they boarded buses for Chicago.
"Governor Abbott is determined to continue to sow seeds of chaos," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, who helped coordinate efforts on the ground at the Rockford airport, said local officials were notified Saturday afternoon that the flight of migrants was coming.
Two Democratic mayors said there's been a lack of coordination from the governor of Texas.
More migrants are heading to Chicago after arriving at the Rockford International Airport by plane from Texas Sunday morning.
Board members voted this week to impose fines up to $500 for bus operators who drop off passengers without notifying police or some other village representative.
South Barrington was the latest in the growing list of Chicago area suburbs restricting buses carrying migrants from showing up unannounced.
One man who runs shelters for migrants in El Paso, Texas, said Chicago is among the top destinations for the new arrivals.
As the suburbs continue to take a stand on arriving migrants, Chicago is running out of funds to help them, and space to house them. As CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reported, migrants are still choosing Chicago as their landing spot in the U.S.
Another suburb is discouraging buses from dropping off migrants in town.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office wanted to repurpose the pandemic relief money without putting it to the City Council for a vote.
The City of Chicago spent more than it planned to care for asylum seekers and had to dip into federal COVID-19 funds. With just a few days left in the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson also said the city is running out of room to house people. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had the latest on Chicago's response to the migrant crisis.
About 4,500 children of migrants have enrolled in Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appeared on CNN for a second day in a row, saying Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not been cooperative in organizing the drop-offs.
CBS 2 was there when a group of about a dozen people arrived in Chicago by Metra train from west suburban Glen Ellyn.
U.S. officials say they are working with Mexico to limit the number of people trying to come in.
A rogue bus dropped off migrants in Glen Ellyn to circumvent rules in the city of Chicago, and the migrants were then taken to the city on a Metra train. As CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports, elected officials says the city is at its breaking point for capacity.
U.S. officials say they are working with Mexico to limit the number of people trying to come in.
The visit came as migrants are crossing the border in record numbers and Congress has been unable to reach a consensus on funding border security.
The move comes after a bus carrying 38 migrants showed up unannounced earlier this month at the Metra station in Elburn, where migrants boarded a train to downtown Chicago.
More than 14,000 migrants have been living in 27 Chicago shelters, with even more waiting at police stations and airports to get into shelters.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston both said they will take a page from Chicago’s book in controlling rogue buses full of migrants that arrive without notice. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
