LUBBOCK, Texas — An immigration attorney told EverythingLubbock.com it could be possible for migrants who sought shelter in Chicago to come back to Texas after Chicago’s 60-day policy for migrants in shelters.
Attorney Maria Oviedo said because immigration has been an ongoing issue, especially during an election year, it doesn’t always reflect who’s in the White House.
Oviedo said, “Situations like this in the past under the Obama administration, there was, you know, the migrant caravans is a big thing. And even under the Trump administration.”
With more than 37,000 asylum seekers that are overwhelming shelters and resources, the city of Chicago is now only allowing migrants to stay in shelters for 60 days, and Chicago is just one of six democratic- led cities that Governor Abbott had bussed thousands of migrants to.
Oviedo said, “I think there’s really no way to predict where people end up once they are processed through the border. And the people who have been bused or flown to different cities. It’s a strategy. I think that’s more of a political move than anything else, but it doesn’t really resolve anything, meaning if there are people who are sheltered in Texas shelters and we know that Texas shelters are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of families, unaccompanied minors, just children coming by themselves.”
Oviedo said even though there is no way to track how many migrants will soon head back south to Texas in the next months, she knows what they look for when it comes to deciding where to go next.
Oviedo said, “We know in Lubbock there’s a huge community of people who are here undocumented. But that same issue exists in much bigger cities.”
