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In Chicago and across the country, public services like transportation, healthcare, and education are already under pressure. The demands of families who have been here for the past 7 months have put a significant strain on every aspect of city services.

In this video, the speaker visits a police precinct in Chicago where many people from Venezuela and Colombia have set up tents and are sleeping on the floor. The speaker blames the mayor and Democrats for inviting more people to come to Chicago without providing them with proper support. The speaker talks to some individuals who have been waiting for their court dates for several years and are unable to work. The speaker predicts that the situation will only get worse and believes that the only solution is to support Maga (Make America Great Again).

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced plans to phase out centralized housing for migrants, like hotels, and instead allocate a budget of $21,100 per month for housing them in scattered apartments across the state. This decision follows Donald Trump's presidential victory and his plans for mass deportations, which Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu have publicly opposed, pledging not to cooperate with such actions. The timing has led some to speculate that Healey aims to complicate Trump's deportation efforts in Massachusetts. The state has been in a state of emergency regarding this migrant crisis for over a year, with no resolution in sight.

A $51 million allocation for migrants in Chicago sparked controversy, particularly among some Black residents. They argued the funds should instead address the long-standing needs of Chicago's Black community. The proposal faced vocal opposition during a city council meeting, leading to police escorting individuals out and Mayor Brandon Johnson requesting a brief recess. Despite the controversy, city officials expressed commitment to addressing the needs of both the unhoused population and newly arriving migrants through dedicated revenue streams. Some felt money should be allocated for Black children and the Black community. 34 aldermen ultimately voted for the $51 million allocation.

Savannah Hernandez reports from downtown Chicago near Millennium Park, highlighting the worsening migrant crisis. She encountered a man from Ecuador who arrived a month ago and is now begging for money to return home. He claims he contracted tuberculosis at a migrant shelter and spent two weeks in the hospital. The man says no one in Chicago is willing to help him. While Chicago, like New York, has intake centers that can provide plane tickets to other states or countries, Hernandez notes the prevalence of migrants on street corners asking for money. She concludes that the shelter system is failing and the migrant crisis in Chicago is dire.

Chicago is facing a migrant crisis with more people arriving than transitioning out of shelters. As of this week, 41 buses have arrived, bringing the total to 11,000 migrants in shelters, with 4,000 still at police stations and airports. Despite calls to close a Chicago shelter site due to reported criminal behavior, the city says it will remain open because of a lease. Thirty percent of the migrants are children, straining Chicago Public Schools. The state is paying up to $9,000 for six months of temporary housing, including moving assistance and furniture. The goal is for migrants to secure work authorization and sustain the apartment after six months. The city has allocated $4,000,000 for temporary housing, but there are only 30-40 case managers. The city has requested an additional $5,000,000 from the state. The number of asylum seekers currently using rental assistance is unknown.

John Featherson, a former migrant shelter director in Massachusetts, is interviewed in a setting at what is described as a Holiday Inn facility connected to Elliot Human Services. The interaction begins with the interviewer being told to stop recording or leave, on private property and trespassing grounds. Featherson makes a series of allegations about the operations and costs associated with migrant shelters and related services: - He asserts that “everything is free” for the migrants, contrasting it with the assumption that they pay for amenities. He notes that migrants have access to doctors’ appointments in Boston or immigration hearings in New Hampshire, and questions whether they use their own cars, suggesting instead that they request Uber or Lyft rides. - He claims the amount spent on Uber and Lyft for transportation is “well in excess of $100,000 a month.” - He describes a logistics operation akin to Amazon, stating that “every day I would order tens of thousands of dollars worth of product from Amazon every single day, seven days a week,” including diapers, formula, toothbrushes, hair dryers, combs, and strollers, delivered as needed. - He notes the presence of free on-site daycare at the shelter, countering any idea that children are transported daily to external facilities, with the daycare provided “on-site there.” - He mentions a school bus used for this purpose as part of the on-site arrangements. - He explains that as the hotel became overwhelmed with migrant families, there were fights over washers and dryers. He states that “the state contracted this company to come in five days a week and do everybody's laundry,” with a process of dropping off laundry by 07:00 and having it back by 17:00, folded and provided at no cost to the taxpayers of Massachusetts. - He addresses media portrayals of migrants by asserting what he says migrants claim about why they came, juxtaposing it with a narrative about past displacement from Haiti. He recounts a story: migrants claim they came because of promises of “everything was free” under a new administration. - He recounts a succession of migration routes and destinations: from Haiti to Chile for ten years after an earthquake, then to Brazil, and finally to America, with his interpretation that their reason for coming is tied to the claim that “Joe Biden told us everything was free.” Throughout, Featherson emphasizes the scale and variety of services he claims were provided to migrants and questions the underlying motivations and narratives surrounding their presence in the facilities.

They're taking kids from shelters if they don't have a safe place to go afterward. We confirmed this with a child protective services representative. The shelters are closing soon, and if families can't find safe accommodations, the children will be taken. Some shelters are still open, but many are shutting down by Friday. We visited one shelter today, which provides cots, meals, and laundry services, but families need to leave by noon on Friday. It's a serious situation, and it's hard to believe this is happening. The impact on families is devastating, and there’s a lot of concern for the children involved.

The Roosevelt Hotel is still operating despite Mayor Adams' June closure announcement. The hotel, owned by Pakistani and International Air, closed in 2020 but was leased by New York City during the migrant crisis for $575,000 a night, or $200 per room. With 1,025 rooms, the hotel housed over 3,000 migrants, costing New York City taxpayers $4,000,000 a week, or $16,000,000 a month for three and a half years. The speaker claims New York City has spent billions on this crisis and attributes it to open border policies. They state Obama deported over 3,200,000 people, while Donald Trump deported around 175,000. The speaker concludes the crisis is due to open borders and housing migrants in hotels at taxpayer expense.

Hotels in Massachusetts have canceled bookings for veterans and their families attending the Army Navy football game. The rooms have been given to migrants instead. A senator wrote a letter to the Biden administration demanding action on the border policies that allowed these migrants into the country. Massachusetts has a law providing shelter for refugees and illegal migrants, which is why the hotel reservations were canceled. Instead of watching the game in hotel rooms, veterans and active duty personnel are now housing illegal migrants.

Chicago is experiencing a measles outbreak despite mass vaccinations at a migrant shelter. The city now has more cases in 14 years, with the virus spreading beyond the shelter. Doctors emphasize the ease of transmission, especially among children who attend school and use public transportation. Initially, most cases were confined to a shelter in Pilsen.

Homeless shelters in DC are overwhelmed due to an influx of migrants being bused in from Texas and Arizona. Many of these migrants are asylum seekers heading to other destinations, not DC. Activists in Texas, like Hernando Arce, are organizing protests to raise awareness about the situation, particularly in San Antonio, where a new processing center has opened. They are calling for a moratorium on immigration, the outlawing of sanctuary cities, and restrictions on NGOs funding immigration-related services. The discussion highlights concerns about the impact of unchecked immigration on local communities and the financial burden on taxpayers. Activists emphasize the need for community awareness and action to address these issues.

I'm shutting down the migrant facility at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. Since 2023, this hotel has been the arrival center for migrants seeking asylum. When the hotel opened to migrants in 2023, we were receiving up to 4,000 migrants a week. In total, about 232,000 migrants have sought shelter in the city, with the Roosevelt Hotel serving as the front door for about 75% of them. Thanks to our policies, new arrivals are down to an average of about 350 each week. While we're not done caring for those already here, this marks progress in turning the corner on this unprecedented international humanitarian effort. These activities will continue in New York City, just not at this location. We'll be spreading these efforts to other facilities around the city.

About half of the National Guard is leaving, but thousands remain. According to Speaker 1, none of the National Guard needs to be there because nothing is happening in the city and there are no protests. The speaker questions why 4,000 troops were assigned to guard two buildings, forcing them to leave their families, jobs, and education for what they call "performance art." Speaker 0 asks if the city is being targeted because it became a sanctuary city after Donald Trump was elected. Speaker 1 says no, because these policies have been in place for 45 years and exist all over the country. The recent action was simply updating a policy, not creating a new one.

The Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistani and International Air, is still operating despite Mayor Adams' reported intention to close it in June. The hotel closed in 2020, but New York City leased it from the Pakistani company at $575,000 a night, or $200 per room, due to the migrant crisis. At its peak, the hotel housed over 3,000 migrants, costing $4,000,000 a week, or $16,000,000 a month. New York City taxpayers have been paying this amount for the past three and a half years to house undocumented immigrants. The speaker claims New York City has spent billions of dollars funding this crisis and suggests the open border policy is the cause. They state Obama deported over 3,200,000 people, while Donald Trump deported around 175,000. The speaker concludes that the crisis and the housing of migrants in hotels at taxpayer expense would not be happening without open borders.

A group of migrants has been dropped off in a western suburb of Chicago and are heading to downtown Chicago by train. The speaker interviews some of the migrants, who are from countries like Venezuela, Haiti, and Peru. It appears that they were given tickets by the bus driver, but there is confusion about their destinations. Some are going to Indianapolis, Milwaukee, or Wisconsin. The speaker realizes that the train won't take them directly to Milwaukee and tries to help them understand the correct route. It seems that the city of Chicago is allowing these migrants to board the train without tickets, suggesting a coordinated effort. The speaker concludes that despite Chicago's sanctuary city status, there may be a change in attitude towards migrants.

New York City is facing a humanitarian crisis and dealing with it almost entirely on its own. Mayor Eric Adams says the city's finances are buckling under the weight of 100,000 migrants who have been bussed to town over the last year. The city is still directly caring for more than 57,000 migrants across roughly 200 emergency shelters and is spending $9.8 million a day. The city has already spent about $1.5 billion and will spend an additional $4.7 billion in the year ahead.

Chicago is being showcased as a world-class city for the DNC. Residents are excited about the economic impact and community involvement. One resident became an ambassador for the event and is looking forward to showcasing democracy to the world.

I'm in the Bronx, where 2,200 migrant men will soon be housed in this building. Bronx residents are angry because they weren't consulted. This highlights how sanctuary cities, despite the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, continue spending millions on migrant housing. For example, a women- and minority-owned business received a $340,000 contract, and Garner Environmental Services got a $450 million contract to manage shelters citywide. Residents are protesting the lack of input on this relocation to this building, which was originally marketed as luxury housing with a rooftop terrace. This is just temporary housing; permanent housing will likely follow, a pattern seen in other sanctuary cities and states. I'm here to bring attention to the Bronx residents' concerns about this situation.

Mayor Eric Adams has requested a federal state of emergency and for Massachusetts to do the same as asylum seekers flood their states and sanctuary cities. The cost of the migrant crisis in New York City is $12 billion over three fiscal years, with $383 per family seeking shelter and services each day. Mayor Adams is set to meet with Tom Perez, one of Biden's top aides, but New Yorkers are frustrated that non-residents and non-citizens are receiving more help than locals. Border states like Texas and Arizona argue that they have been dealing with this issue for years. The city is expanding into any available space, such as a tent city at a hospital in Queens and converting turf fields into shelters. This has impacted thousands of students who rely on the fields for sports and mental health.

I'm in downtown Chicago near Millennium Park, where the migrant crisis is visible. I encountered a man from Ecuador asking for money for medicine to treat tuberculosis he contracted at a shelter. He's struggling to get back home and claims nobody in Chicago is helping him. Similar to New York, Chicago has intake centers for migrants to get plane tickets to other states or countries. The shelter system in Chicago seems inadequate, with migrants on every corner asking for help. The situation is concerning.

New York City is facing an emergency as over 60,000 illegal immigrants have arrived, with 5,000 of them being housed in The Row NYC hotel. Whistleblower Carlos Arellano, a former employee, reveals that the migrants receive free medical care, laundry services, housekeeping, and three meals a day. They are also provided with car seats, cribs, and IDs. However, the hotel has been plagued by violence, alcohol abuse, and theft. The infrastructure is deteriorating, with reports of mold, power outages, and fires. The city of New York has not effectively addressed the situation and hopes it will resolve itself. Carlos believes the situation will only worsen and that the city is ill-equipped to handle it.

They're taking kids from shelters if they don't have a safe place to go afterward. We confirmed this with a child protective services representative. The shelters are closing by Friday, and if families can't find safe accommodations, the children will be taken. Some shelters are still open, but many are not. We visited a shelter today that provides meals and laundry, but they must leave by noon on Friday. It's a serious situation, and it's hard to believe it's real. Families are in distress, and the implications for the children are concerning.

New York City is facing an emergency as over 60,000 illegal immigrants have arrived, with 5,000 being housed in The Row NYC hotel. Whistleblower Carlos Arellano reveals that the migrants receive free medical care, laundry services, housekeeping, and three meals a day, along with various other benefits. However, the hotel is experiencing numerous issues, including alcohol abuse, violence, theft, and crumbling infrastructure. The city has signed a $275 million contract to fund the migrants' stay, but some hotels are refusing to accommodate them. Carlos believes the situation will only worsen, as the city lacks a plan to address the problem.

Breaking news as concerns rise over mass deportations with President-elect Trump set to take office. A report from The Wall Street Journal indicates a large-scale immigration raid is planned in Chicago next week, starting the day after the inauguration. Up to 200 ICE officers may be deployed, targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds, including minor offenses. Local vendors fear economic impacts due to potential raids. Governor Pritzker asserts that Trump’s border czar lacks authority for such actions. Chicago Public Schools promise protection for undocumented students, while Mayor Johnson emphasizes the city’s commitment to being a sanctuary city. The Chicago Police Department will not document immigration status or share information with federal authorities, maintaining their welcoming city ordinance.