US cities call for federal help as local immigration shelters become more strained, budgets hit
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Democratic cities are asking for federal help as a rule that denies asylum on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19 is set to end in over a week.
When border crossings increased last summer, Republican governors of border states bussed migrants to cities led by Democrats including Chicago, New York City and Denver, arguing that their own cities were overwhelmed. Texas’ Republican governor this week vowed to resume a program bussing new arrivals to Chicago and other cities.
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