Chicago Asylum Seeker Clips – July 29, 2024

Yesterday’s Venezuelan Elections

CBS Chicago: Venezuelan migrants in Chicago say election results could sway decision to stay or return home

ABC Chicago: Venezuela election: Nicolas Maduro claims victory as Venezuelans in Chicago watch closely

Reuters: Government, opposition both claim Venezuela election win, official results questioned

Chicago News

Chicago Sun-Times: Immigration advocates in Chicago ‘disappointed and angry’ over lack of reforms, plan DNC protests

Chicago Tribune/Daily Southtown: Clothes and shoes from closed Oak Forest Hospital donated to Chicago migrants (share link)

Chicago Sun-Times: Democrats expect Republican leaders to send more buses of migrants to Chicago before the DNC

ABC Chicago: Chicago, state prepare for possible migrant surge set to coincide with 2024 DNC

Fox 32 Chicago: More migrants expected in Chicago as DNC draws near

Fox News: Chicago alderman sounds alarm on migrant surge ahead of DNC: ‘We can’t handle any more’

National News

CBS News: Kamala Harris’ campaign chief signals she would keep Biden’s border crackdown if elected

The New Yorker: The Real Story of Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

The New York Times: In Love and Hoping for Asylum, Migrants Line Up for City Hall Weddings