Chicago's O'Hare Airport is currently serving as a makeshift shelter for over 400 undocumented immigrants, a situation that has been brought to light amidst the ongoing border crisis under President Biden's administration.
The revelation was made by Chicago-based journalist William Kelly during an appearance on Fox & Friends. Kelly reported that the airport has installed black curtains to obscure the immigrants from public view, and journalists have been prohibited from reporting in the vicinity.
News Nation has obtained video footage showing hundreds of undocumented immigrants, including small children, huddled together on the airport floor, covered with Red Cross blankets.
Earlier this year, a section of the airport was converted into a shelter for the homeless. However, Kelly, who described the situation as "horrifying on every level," alleges that the homeless have been displaced from the airport to accommodate the undocumented immigrants.
"Mayor Johnson campaigned as the people's mayor. Sadly, the people are telling me that he's the migrants' mayor," Kelly told Fox & Friends. "There are millions upon millions of dollars being spent on this migrant crisis. Nobody knows where the money is going, or what it's being spent on," he continued. "Sadly, Mayor Johnson must have taken Mayor Lightfoot's course at Harvard on media relations, because he won't answer my questions."
In addition to the makeshift shelter at O'Hare Airport, there are 17 other migrant shelters scattered throughout Chicago. Kelly lives across the street from one such shelter, which he likened to a scene from a "Mad Max" movie.
"One of the migrant shelters in Chicago is directly across the street from my building on Michigan Avenue. So I look out the window, and it's like a scene from Mad Max every single day," he said. "It is a fail on every level, the police are not able to babysit the migrants and arrest the violent criminals at the same time. And so the people of Chicago are suffering," Kelly added.
Chicago, a Democratic sanctuary city, is grappling with its own immigration crisis as thousands of migrants traverse the US/Mexico border each month. These individuals are then transported to cities that have declared "sanctuary status," such as Chicago.
Chicago residents are voicing their concerns about the crisis, demanding that the city take necessary action. They claim that various parts of the city are being overrun and damaged by undocumented immigrants.
In May, the city exhausted its supply of hotel rooms for housing undocumented immigrants and resorted to using local police stations. In June, Chicago residents expressed their discontent over the city's $51 million aid package for undocumented immigrants. This sparked significant backlash from black residents who argue that the deal adversely affects their communities.
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