Third wave of immigrants arrive in Chicago from Texas

A woman carrying a toddler and a boy holding the hand of a smaller boy were among a group who arrived Wednesday at a Humboldt Park shelter that is serving as a refuge for immigrants being sent to Chicago from the Texas border.

For the third time in a week, Texas officials sent busloads of immigrants to Chicago as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to send people arriving at the southern border into Democrat-led cities such as New York and Washington D.C.

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Third wave of immigrants arrive in Chicago from Texas

For the third time in a week, Texas officials sent individuals arriving at the southern U.S. border to Chicago. City officials are providing refuge for the newly arrived immigrants at a Humboldt Park shelter.

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