Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York Mayor Eric Adams said migrant shelters in their cities have reached capacity.
Colorado says it will stop busing migrants to Chicago and New York, after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York Mayor Eric Adams formed an alliance and wrote a letter to Colorado's governor.
"Although we share the concerns of accommodating the flood of asylum seekers, overburdening other cities is not the solution. We respectfully demand that you cease and desist sending migrants to New York City and Chicago," the mayors wrote in their letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.Polis responded in a statement, saying Colorado is simply trying to help people get to their desired destinations.
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