Ill. Gov. Pritzker Issues Disaster Proclamation to Unlock Resources to Assist Asylum Seekers
September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022:
Governor JB Pritzker today issued an emergency disaster proclamation and activated approximately 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to ensure all state resources are available to support asylum seekers arriving nearly daily to Chicago from the State of Texas. The proclamation enables the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and other state agencies, in clos . . .
Governor JB Pritzker today issued an emergency disaster proclamation and activated approximately 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to ensure all state resources are available to support asylum seekers arriving nearly daily to Chicago from the State of Texas. The proclamation enables the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and other state agencies, in clos . . .