NYC, Chicago mayors urge Colorado governor to stop sending asylum seekers to their cities

Jan 9 2023 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Saturday that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis stop busing asylum seekers to their cities, saying they are "over capacity."

"We respectfully demand that you cease and desist sending migrants to New York City and Chicago," Adams and Lightfoot wrote in a letter to Polis. "Since December of 2022, Chicago and New York City have received hundreds of individuals from Colorado."

Since Aug. 31, Chicago has seen 3,854 asylum...

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