‘They are human beings’: Chicago mayor welcomes migrants bussed by Texas

Lori Lightfoot offers open arms' as Governor Greg Abbott escalates political stunt of sending asylum seekers to Democratic-led cities

The mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, has vowed to welcome immigrants bussed to the city from the Mexican border, as the hard-right governor of Texas opened a third front in his confrontation with the Biden administration and Democratic sanctuary cities.

Lightfoot delivered a defiant speech on Thursday in which she accused Governor Greg Abbott of cruelty and racism, and pledged to respond to the Texan's controversial scheme by greeting the released migrants with open arms.