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Democrat governors fight over bussing migrants to one another: 'Unhelpful'
Democratic governors and mayors have been reportedly fighting among themselves over sending migrants back and forth from their cities.
A report from the Chicago Sun Times on Thursday spoke with multiple figures regarding the ongoing migrant crisis plaguing major cities like Chicago, Denver and New York City.
Democratic leaders have frequently attacked Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for bussing migrants into sanctuary states and cities. However, the report suggested Democrats are frustrated with one another, particularly between the Illinois and Colorado governors.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reportedly called out Colorado Gov. Polis for sending migrants from Denver to Chicago. (Getty Images)
“The Illinois governor [J.B. Pritzker ] said that, in the meantime, migrants were being sent to Denver, which was then sending them to Chicago, which Pritzker called ‘unhelpful.’ He said Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told him, ‘We’re not telling people to go to Chicago. They’re just getting off the bus and saying they’d like to go to Chicago.’ I said, ‘Come on. That’s not the case. You know, you guys are buying tickets to Chicago.’ I said to him, ‘We can do the same thing back, and we’re not going to. This is not how we should be operating,’” the report read.
CHICAGO DEMOCRAT GOES OFF ON CITY’S HANDLING OF MIGRANT CRISIS: ‘IT’S AN INVASION’
Pritzker also appeared to criticize New York City Mayor Eric Adams, claiming many of the migrants in his state have been coming from Adams’ city.
“There’s actually a list that I handed to the mayor of Chicago since he is close to the mayors. I said, ‘Here’s a list of how many people have been sent to Chicago. You should call each mayor, starting with the mayor of New York and tell them, ‘You’ve got to stop doing that,’” Pritzker said.
Pritzker reportedly informed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on the matter in January.
A group of migrants receives food outside the migrant landing zone during a winter storm on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The Chicago Sun Times also spoke with former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose term ended when migrants started to be shipped to her city. She said, she and Mayor Adams reached out with a “cease and desist” message to Gov. Polis regarding migrants.
“He didn’t stop until we outed him in public,” Lightfoot said. “We sent him a letter. We released it to the press, and then they decided, ‘Oh, I’m getting bad publicity.’ I mean, it was just, it was the crassest form of politics that I think I’ve experienced in quite a long time.”
Pritzker noted that when the bussing of migrants first began in 2022, there was initially no concern.
“I did not regard it as a threat. Even when the first buses arrived, I just viewed it as a stunt and did not think this was going to be 40,000 people arriving. Because how would you know? And they certainly weren’t telling anybody,” Pritzker said.
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By contrast, Lightfoot referred to the beginning of the crisis as an “ambush.”
Colorado has been sending migrants to Chicago and New York City since 2023. (Boston Globe)
“In those early days, we really didn’t get much in the way of a heads-up. We didn’t know anything about numbers, who was on the manifest of these buses, what their situation was, who they were, what their countries of origin were, what, if any, medical needs. We really got next to no information. It was like an ambush. That’s what it felt like,” Lightfoot said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Colorado and Illinois governors’ offices.
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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 29, 2026 | Big Island Now
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:52 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:43 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph. | ||||||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||||
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph. | ||||||||
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| Sunrise | 5:56 AM HST. | ||||||||
| Sunset | 6:47 PM HST. | ||||||||
Surf along north and west facing shores will remain small tonight before a small bump is possible on Wednesday. An upward trend is then expected during the second half of the week as another northwest swell arrives as early as Wednesday night. This swell originates from a storm-force low that tracked into the Bering Sea this past weekend, as confirmed by scatterometry. Therefore, this swell appears more likely to materialize. Looking further ahead, a storm-force low east of Japan will send a moderate, longer-period northwest swell toward the islands for Friday and Saturday, with surf heights potentially approaching advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores.
Surf along south-facing shores will remain small through much of the week, with mainly background south to southwest swell expected. Another south-southwest pulse may arrive by this weekend from recent activity within our swell window east of New Zealand, providing a small increase in surf.
Surf along east-facing shores will remain relatively small and choppy through midweek, with a slight rise possible Thursday and Friday as trades strengthen.
NORTH EAST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
Idaho
Idaho Steelheads | STEELHEADS ELIMINATED IN 6-3 LOSS TO AMERICANS
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (1) fell 6-3 in Game 5 of the Mountain Division Semifinals to the Allen Americans (4) Tuesday night at Idaho Central Arena to end their season with a 4-1 series defeat to Allen.
Idaho found the icebreaker just under nine minutes into the first period as Brendan Hoffmann sprung Kaleb Pearson for a breakaway tally by Marco Costantini to give the Steelheads a 1-0 lead in Game 5.
Ten minutes later, Allen responded, as the Americans got a power play goal from Danny Katic, who corralled a loose puck at the top of the crease and beat Jake Barczewski to tie the game 1-1.
The response came quickly for the Steelheads in the middle frame, as just 44 seconds into the frame Jade Miller wired a puck by Costantini from the high slot to put Idaho back ahead 2-1.
Seven minutes later, the Americans tied the game 2-2 as Brayden Watts took advantage of a broken play in front and threw in his fourth goal of the series.
In the back half of the second period, Ty Pelton-Byce struck for Idaho to notch a power play goal for his fourth straight game and put the Steelheads back in front for a 3-2 edge.
In the final seconds of the second period, Allen tied the contest 3-3 as Spencer Asuchak tipped a slot shot through traffic and by Barczewski to bring the teams even heading into the final frame.
Eight minutes into the third period, the Americans took their first lead of the contest, as Mark Duarte ripped a shot into the net from the right circle for a 4-3 Americans lead.
Despite an Idaho push, Allen extended their advantage to 5-3 with just under six minutes left in regulation on a power play goal by Danny Katic.
Two minutes later, the Americans secured the series with an empty net goal by Katic, who netted his fifth goal of the series and sealed a 6-3 Allen win.
Idaho’s Jake Barczewski made 27 saves in the loss, while Allen’s Marco Constantini turned aside 25 shots in the win.
BOX SCORE
ICCU THREE STARS
1) Danny Katic (ALN, 3-1-4, +2, 7 shots)
2) Kaleb Pearson (IDH, 1-1-2, +1, 6 shots)
3) Sam Sedley (ALN, 0-3-3, +1, 3 shots)
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