Popular conservative X account Libs of TikTok shared footage on Wednesday of terminals overcrowded with migrants at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport; more than 32,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August 2022 and many have nowhere to go.
“BREAKING: I received this from a source in O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Parts of the airport were sectioned off to house illegals,” Libs of TikTok shared on X. “There were too many illegals and now they overflowed into the terminal area. My source says they were mainly Hispanic men and he was asked not to record. Why are they trying to hide this?!”
Watch the footage below:
BREAKING: I received this from a source in O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Parts of the airport were sectioned off to house illegals. There were too many illegals and now they overflowed into the terminal area.
My source says they were mainly Hispanic men and he was asked not to… pic.twitter.com/Bo8sQWen2Y
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 10, 2024
From CBS News:
With temperatures plunging, so are their fortunes as they arrive only wearing t-shirts and blankets in a city struggling to keep up.
Nearly 15,000 migrants are in Chicago shelters, according to data from the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications, while another 550 are currently waiting for beds.
With no place to go, some are sleeping in tents, city buses and even at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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The Chicago City Council last month also approved an ordinance that calls for fines and other penalties for bus companies that drop off migrants without notice or outside the city’s designated landing zone. Several surrounding suburbs have followed suit with similar restrictions.
Chicago spent $138 million last year to house and care for migrants. But as migrants continue to arrive, Chicago Alderman Andre Vasquez fears the situation may not be sustainable.
More over at CBS News:
With no place to go, some migrants are sleeping in tents, city buses and even at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. https://t.co/dKQEOb7C8c
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 11, 2024
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