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.
Welcome to pedantry corner, you have activated my trap card.
It’s “en route” not “in route” https://www.dictionary.com/e/in-route-or-en-route/
When are we going to start seeing criminal prosecution for these antics? They are coercing these immigrants onto a bus and giving them no idea where they’ll wind up- seems like a textbook case of kidnapping. Maybe start slapping some of the politicians with felonies and this will stop.
Rockford is nicer than Chicago anyway
A little bit of human trafficking just to rile your base is never a bad thing, eh?
Why not just take all the homeless from Chicago and send them to warm Florida?
Yeah, but when I sneak a bunch of illegal immigrants into the country it’s “hUmAn TrAfFiCiNg¡”.
Maybe we need actual immigration handling? Like great big loads to judges and social welfare agents. Get all immigrants processed, setup with housing, and a supportive community within a short period of time.
Do the same for Americans. Throw in a UBI, health care, and life skill coaching.
Can we stop pretending that Texas is still a state please?
America should overthrow Texas
Can you stop spouting misinformation claiming it isn’t?
Why are refugees and illegal immigrants a state responsibility?
Shouldn’t it be handled federally? Why is there no department for handling this sort of thing instead of Texas having supreme decision making in their fates?
This is a problem no one actually wants to fix, all political sides and their corporate owners benefit from a massive influx of migrants illegal or otherwise. The only people paying the price is the working class, which the ruling class has no problems shitting all over.
“Illegal” immigrants depress wages, especially when you strip them of rights.
