The war of words between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot continued on Monday.
in which she pleaded for him to stop sending migrants who cross the Southern border to Chicago.
The letter from Lightfoot was the latest communication in a months-long political standoff about where the migrants belong as they begin their long, complicated journey through the American legal and asylum system. "We simply have no more shelters, spaces or resources to accommodate an increase in individuals at this level, with little coordination or care that does not pose a risk to them or others," Lightfoot wrote."I know by your actions that you either do not see or do not care about the trauma these migrants have already faced under the humanitarian crisis you created."Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
She also wrote that more than 8,000 men, women and children have arrived in Chicago from the Southern border since Gov. Abbott's busing program began in August. She also said that some were women in active labor and some were victims of sexual assault.
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