Immigration

The Illinois state government says they will be paying to temporarily house migrants at hotels as the Chicago area sees a recent increase in asylum seekers.

The holiday season looks different this year for most Central and South American asylum seekers in Chicago.

Migrants continue to stream into the U.S. at record numbers. The Biden Administration is pledging to tackle the border crisis, which has hurt the president's approval numbers as we head into an election year.

A migrant has died from his injuries after being shot in front of the facility in Gage Park, according to city officials.

As city officials turn up the heat and enforce new rules for buses coming in from the southern border, an increase in migrants are being dropped off in the suburbs.

Migrants have been left stranded at gas stations and highways in the Chicago suburbs in response to the city of Chicago's announcement of harsher penalties for bus drivers who aren't following guideliines.

Officials for the Chicago suburb of Aurora says several buses full of migrants have arrived in their city after Chicago launched their ordinance against unauthorized drop offs. Now, the suburban city council is considering a similar solution.

Cities in suburban Chicago are weighing their options after several buses of migrants have been sent to their area from Texas.

Migrant buses arriving from Texas are diverting to suburban areas in response to a recent crackdown by the City of Chicago.

The White House says they're trying to work with Mexico on border issues. President Biden recently spoke with the Mexican president about the surge of migrants crossing the southern border. The two leaders reportedly agreeing that new enforcement techniques must be utilized to help curb the flow of migrants into the U.S.

A day after a private chartered plane flew a group of migrants to the Chicago area, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported an uptick in another migrant smuggling tactic - by train.

As more and more migrants are being buses and now flown into Chicago and other cities from Texas, Illinois leaders and lawmakers are demanding more help from the federal government.