The mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago,Houston and Denver – all either known as or explicitly declaring themselves as “sanctuary cities” that minimize cooperation with federal immigration officials – issued a letter requesting to meet with President Joe Biden to ask for $5 billion to fund “overwhelming” migrant inflows.
Biden has already requested $1.4 billion in emergency supplemental funding, but the mayors claim without additional funding they will need to “cut essential city services.”
The signatories note Denver is spending $2 million per week on migrant shelter, New York City has spent $1.7 billion, and Chicago has spent over $320 million.