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submitted 11 months ago by Stamau123@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WLS) -- Eight migrant buses were in route to Chicago Sunday morning after a plane from Texas carrying over 300 asylum seekers landed in Rockford overnight.

The migrants were flown from Texas to Illinois in a jumbo jet, landing at Rockford International Airport, Rockford ABC affiliate WTVO reported.

The migrant crisis Chicago has been grappling with has once again made its way to the suburbs.

After the plane landed, the passengers were reportedly immediately put on buses heading to Chicago's landing zone near West Polk Street and South Desplaines Street.

The City of Chicago issued a statement Sunday afternoon, saying that city officials had been notified by Rockford of the plane's arrival. Eight buses from Rockford have dropped off migrants in multiple suburbs on the way to Chicago, but they have not yet reached Chicago, city officials said.

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[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 81 points 11 months ago

Seems Texas migrant policy really is the homeless episode of South Park. Thankfully Chicago thought to actually do something useful when they were informed they were coming, and didn't just send the buses to Denver.

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago

That's also how small conservative towns and churches in Texas handle their homeless. They put them on busses and send them to the larger cities in Texas.

[-] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Which wasn't this literally just debated as human trafficking violations with DeSantis and Florida (or maybe TX idek anymore)..

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Yeah, one one hand, I don't get how this isn't straight-up human trafficking. On the other hand, I have a feeling Chicago and New York and all those other places are helping these people in a much more compassionate manner than they would have been handled in Texas, so there's at least that. I don't know what a good answer is to the whole situation, but at the moment, asylum seekers are getting better help than if they were thrown in Texas border cages.

[-] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It's such a catch-22

If you're homeless and not receiving any housing assistance anywhere. Then, the warmer climate of Texas would be preferable for Winter. But we see how it's going so...

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago

Just like Jesus.

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