(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Texas officials are sending migrants from the southern border to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities.
Mayor Johnson's office confirms that a charter flight from El Paso arrived at O'Hare Tuesday night with about 100 asylum-seekers on board.
After the plane taxied to a corporate flight center, two crew members reportedly took off in an Uber before police could respond.
A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cited Chicago’s new rules aimed at keeping charter buses from dropping off migrants outside of the city's formal welcome zone.
Three more buses were expected to arrive in Chicago Wednesday.
In addition to the Chicago, some suburbs have approved ordinances designed to stop charter buses from dropping off migrants without warning. Tinley Park became the latest community this week.
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