Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued an emergency declaration Tuesday in response to the surge of migrants since last month.
Lightfoot issued a statement, saying with large numbers of people, mostly families, have been arriving in Chicago, and 48 were bused to the city Tuesday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
In the executive order, Lightfoot called on Gov. JB Pritzker to mobilize the National Guard to provide staffing and logistical support to address this emergency in Chicago. Police stations across Chicago are flooded with asylum-seekers. Families have spent their days and nights on cold lobby floors. Some are now forced to stay at centers like New Life because police stations are so overrun.
A portable shower trailer makes its way all over the city on a daily basis to give migrants a chance to bathe.
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