Chicago and New York at ‘Breaking Point’ as Surge of Migrants Heads North

null By Joe Barrett in Chicago, Erin Ailworth in New York and Alicia A. Caldwell in Los Angeles Dec. 30, 2023 9:01 am ETMigrants crossing into the U.S. prepared in December to board a bus in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photo: Adam Davis/EPA/ShutterstockThe mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver said a nonending flow of migrants arriving from the southern border has pushed their cities to the breaking point heading into the New Year, as border crossings swell and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps finding new ways to torment his Democratic rivals.Abbott, a Republican who began sending migrants on buses to other states in spring 2022, doubled down on the strategy in recent weeks. He sent his first planeloads of migrants to Chicago and New York in part to flout regulations on where and when bus operators can drop off the migrants.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersWalmart: $20 Off Walmart Promo Code - Any $50+ OrderBest Buy: S

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Chicago and New York at ‘Breaking Point’ as Surge of Migrants Heads North

null

Joe Barrett

in Chicago,

Erin Ailworth

in New York and

Alicia A. Caldwell

in Los Angeles

Dec. 30, 2023 9:01 am ET

Migrants crossing into the U.S. prepared in December to board a bus in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photo: Adam Davis/EPA/Shutterstock

The mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver said a nonending flow of migrants arriving from the southern border has pushed their cities to the breaking point heading into the New Year, as border crossings swell and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps finding new ways to torment his Democratic rivals.

Abbott, a Republican who began sending migrants on buses to other states in spring 2022, doubled down on the strategy in recent weeks. He sent his first planeloads of migrants to Chicago and New York in part to flout regulations on where and when bus operators can drop off the migrants.