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Effingham County board forwards resolution opposing uncoordinated bus drop‑offs of migrants to full board
Summary
The county voted to forward a resolution declaring Effingham County will not serve as a landing zone for uncoordinated bus arrivals of asylum seekers or undocumented migrants and to facilitate onward movement to designated landing zones; the measure had legal review and will be considered by the full board.
Effingham County board members voted to send a proposed resolution to the full county board that would declare the county is "not established as a landing zone for uncoordinated bus arrivals of asylum seekers or illegal immigrants" and direct county responders to facilitate onward movement to designated landing zones in Chicago.
The resolution, introduced by a board member and read aloud during the meeting, says federal and state systems have been overwhelmed and cites Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago's emergency operations as examples of landing-zone arrangements. It instructs local law enforcement and emergency management to…
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