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Chicago Sun-Times: Despite expected surge in arrivals, no buses carrying migrants have come to Chicago during DNC (19th Ward Mutual Aid was interviewed) Axios Chicago: Why the DNC migrant surge didn’t happen Bloomberg: Chicago’s Migrant Surge Is Stirring Trouble for Democrats in DNC Host City WTTW: From Immigration to Infrastructure, What a Harris Victory Could Mean for Chicago National News …

The New York Times: For Convention Goers in Chicago, the Issue of Migrants Comes Into Full View (gift link) The Washington Post: Chicago’s migrant crisis in spotlight as Democrats prepare for convention WTTW: DNC Set to Kick Off Without Renewed Surge of Migrants From Texas, Defying Officials’ Warnings CBS Chicago: City is prepared for flood of migrants during DNC, but …

Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago’s deadbeat migrant landlords get millions from City Hall despite tax troubles, other government debts The Chicago Tribune: Study reveals anti-immigrant speeches sway voters based on rhetoric and not lived experiences (share link) South Side Weekly: Chicago Prepares for Possible Migrant Surge Ahead of DNC WGN Chicago: 12 hospitalized after falling ill at West Town migrant shelter Chicago …

Chicago Tribune: Chicago not expecting migrant surge ahead of DNC, city official says (share link)CBS Chicago: Will Texas governor flood Chicago with migrants just in time for DNC? An expert has doubts The Record North Shore: 1,000 care packages await migrants who may arrive in Wilmette in advance of DNC Fox 32 Chicago: Chicago prepares for potential migrant surge during …

Chicago Sun-Times: Migrant advocates prepare for potential influx of asylum-seekers ahead of DNC“Though the stream of migrants being sent to Chicago has recently slowed, migrant advocates say they are ready in case a surge arrives ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.” CWB Chicago: Migrant charged with manufacture-delivery of cocaine and pot near downtown park National News The New York …

Politico Illinois Playbook: The muted migrant crisisThe Chicago Tribune: Migrant shot as tensions rise between day laborers and law enforcement officers at Home Depot (gift link)WTTW’s Latino Voices: Migrants Who Came to Chicago 2 Years Ago Prepare to Help Other New Arrivals Should a DNC-Induced Increase Occur National + International News New York Times: A Growing Number of Homeless Migrants …

WGN Chicago: Chicago no longer expecting huge influx of migrants ahead of Democratic convention Daily Herald: Will DNC bring migrant influx to Chicago? Municipalities, organizations prepare for possible bump City Bureau: ‘They grabbed me like I was a doll’: Day laborers say they are being beaten and targeted outside Home Depot by off-duty Chicago police working security Chicago Tribune: Migrant …

The Chicago Tribune: Migrant homeless encampment cleared; city officials deny it’s because of DNC (share link)The Chicago Tribune: Controversial staffing firm to remain in Chicago migrant shelters: ‘Right now, Favorite is our solution’ (share link) The Chicago Tribune: A migrant family’s first year in Chicago: sadness, setbacks and ‘beautiful moments’ (share link) The Chicago Tribune: Trump sought to pit Black …

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board: Biden’s order limiting asylum seekers at the border is working for Chicago “The decrease is tied to a temporary ban on asylum seekers at the southern border, part of an executive order President Joe Biden issued in early June to bring more order to the then-overwhelmed border. And it’s helping border states like Texas — and …

Capitol Fax: About that prediction of 25,000 migrants by convention time… Chicago Tribune: Chicago migrants disheartened over presidential election results in Venezuela; ‘We want our country to be free’ (share link) Chicago Tribune: Oak Park moving to be a ‘certified’ welcoming town for immigrants, residents (share link) Borderless: ‘I Have To Find Work’: Day Laborers Face Steep Competition, Slim Job …