The influx of immigrants from the southern border into Chicago has now exceeded 15,000 thanks to the arrival of 27 buses since Saturday.
The increasing amount of asylum-seekers in the Windy City — hundreds arrived on seven buses just on Wednesday — comes as the city prepares to relocate over 1,600 immigrants from police stations and airports to more permanent lodgings.Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his administration's decision on Wednesday to spend nearly $30 million to retain a private security firm to assist with the relocations. GardaWorld Federal Services and a subsidiary signed a one-year $29.
“My administration has had very thorough conversations with GardaWorld,” Johnson said via the Chicago Tribune. “And so, all those allegations that have been presented, I take into consideration all of those dynamics.” Immigrants who have arrived since Saturday were dropped off at police stations throughout Chicago as they wait for placement in one of the city's 21 city-run shelters. As of the end of August, 1,576 immigrants were living in Chicago police stations, and another 418 were sleeping inside O’Hare International Airport, according to city data.
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