The office of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is inviting Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Governor J. More than 100 immigrants who arrived in Chicago after being bussed from Texas on Sept. 7 were taken out of the city and into nearby suburbs — but mayors in many cities were given little to no notice that the immigrants would arrive. Village of Elk Grove Mayor Craig Johnson told Fox News Digital in an interview that he received a call from Pritzker’s office on Sept. 9 informing him that an “immigrant bus” had been sent to his town that afternoon, but he did not provided further Details. When Johnson pressed for information such as the number of immigrants arriving, what hotel they are being sent to, whether they have undergone health screenings or background checks, he got no response. THE ILLINOIS MAYOR SAYS THE GOVERNOR. PRITZKER OWES HIS COMMUNITY ‘APOLOGY’ FOR SENDING 90 IMMIGRANTS WITH LITTLE NOTICE Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. Greg Abbott are in a public battle over immigrants arriving in their states and cities. (Getty Images) It wasn’t until a later phone call that federal officials told Johnson that the immigrants went through health screenings and background checks. After a delay from the governor’s office, according to Johnson, 90 immigrants showed up on Sept. 10 at the La Quinta Hotel. Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, a Republican, said no state or city of Chicago officials have contacted him about a busload of 64 immigrants who showed up in his town at a Hampton Inn after initially arriving in Chicago. Renae Eze, a spokeswoman for Abbott, told Fox News Digital that Lightfoot and Pritzker are “absolute hypocrites.” “So much for Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance. These Democratic elites are utter hypocrites and now their hypocrisy is on full display across the nation. Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot have complained about a few hundred immigrants being bused into the self-proclaimed sanctuary city of Chicago, then turned around and dumped in Instead of protesting about fulfilling their “welcoming city” promises, these Democratic hypocrites they should call on President Biden to do his job and secure the border — something the President continues to fail to do,” he said. ILLINOIS OFFICIALS SEND 90 IMMIGRANTS TO ANOTHER CITY OF CHICAGO WITH LITTLE NOTICE Village of Elk Grove Mayor Craig Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Responding to complaints from Grasso that he didn’t receive notice of the immigrants’ arrival, Jordan Abudayyeh, a press secretary for Pritzker, told WGN it’s interesting that local officials are protesting the issue of immigrants being bused to the suburbs. “The state is working with our partners in the city of Chicago and Cook County along with advocacy organizations to welcome asylum seekers to the United States and provide them with stability as they work to build a new life in Illinois. The state has a history of in relation to the hotel being used in the suburbs and its staff have done an amazing job welcoming refugees and asylum seekers in the past, so it’s interesting that local officials are choosing this particular example to denounce the press about this particular group of applicants asylum consisting of about 30 families Governor Pritzker has made it clear that Illinois is [a] The welcoming state and xenophobia have no home here,” Abudayyeh said. Johnson called the governor’s response “a mistake,” adding that he “owes our community an apology.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Migrants taken to Burr Ridge will stay at a Hampton Inn for at least 30 days. (FOX 32) “We don’t play these petty games. But to insult us, that we’re either racist or uncaring. That’s offensive,” Johnson said. “The governor owes our community an apology, and I’ll be waiting to hear it.” Republican National Committee spokesperson Preya Samsundar also criticized both Lightfoot and Pritzker and called on them to end their sanctuary city policies. “After years of supporting the open border agenda of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Laurie Lightfoot and J. end their sanctuary city policies and join Republicans in the fight for border security,” Samsundar said. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
