Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking the immigration crisis in his city head-on – by suing bus companies for delivering migrants to the so-called sanctuary city.
As buses filled with those illegally coming into the U.S. continue to be shipped off to Democrat-controlled states and cities, the Windy City has reportedly been the final destination for over 460 buses since May, according to The Chicago Tribune. And Johnson is addressing the implosion of migrants by attacking the “rogue, uncoordinated” buses that are delivering more from the border.
“The care of more than 24,400 migrants who have arrived in Chicago since August 2022 has taken on heightened urgency as winter sets in, and tested the limits of how welcoming the city can be,” the Chicago Tribune reported.
“The city has filed 55 lawsuits since it implemented new rules about when and where buses can arrive in mid-November, the Law Department said. The lawsuits address 77 total buses accused of violating the rules, and public records show at least some cases are seeking fines against the bus companies,” the report continued.
A spokesperson for the Democratic mayor’s office told the outlet that the bus companies need to be held accountable.
Chicago “continues to welcome asylum-seekers but the city cannot safely and efficiently shelter migrants when bus companies, contracted by the State of Texas, flagrantly violate all safety measures that the city has put in place,” Cassio Mendoza said in a statement to The Tribune.
According to The Tribune:
The city announced it would crack down on buses in mid-November, laying out rules for when and where buses could drop off migrants. Buses were capped at two per hour, and limited to drop-offs between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The rules also require intercity buses to apply for approval from the city to drop off passengers. The Chicago Department of Transportation said it has not received any applications.
The mayor’s office is now seeking the ability to impound buses that don’t follow the rules and fine owners up to $3,000. Chicago police would write the citation, Jeffrey Levine, deputy corporation counsel for the city, told aldermen at a committee meeting Friday. The city could also cite companies by mail, if the bus information is captured on camera.
The updated penalties are awaiting final approval by the City Council.
“City officials also said they would begin issuing notices to migrants at city-run shelters to vacate the premises within 60 days and that they would boost personnel at initial bus landing spots to help asylum-seekers relocate out of the city, if they so choose,” the outlet reported.
Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez affirmed that residents of the city have grown tired of the migrant situation and are demanding action from Democrats in charge.
“What they say about Joe Biden, and indeed the entire Democratic Party as a whole, is that most of the Democratic voters feel as though this party no longer represents them,” Lopez told Fox News host Jesse Watters last week.
“I think what they’re worried about is that the Democratic Party vocalizes all kinds of things and then does not deliver, actually does quite the opposite,” he added.
Johnson’s plan to build heated tents in a designated camp area to house the migrants as the brutal Chicago winter begins was nixed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration.
Many people have messaged me this morning about the finger-pointing going on between Gov. Pritzker and #Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over this toxic migrant camp land deal and massive PR disaster. They say that Gov. Pritzker is not the hero of this story and that he is equally… https://t.co/Vv8m1eoWnK
— Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) December 6, 2023
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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