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Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities.

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said the city was caught by surprise at the arrival of 160 migrants who arrived on several buses at the Trenton Transportation Center in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning.

Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities

New Jersey Congressman demands answers as buses of migrants arrive from southern border

The mayor of Edison, New Jersey, warned he would send people back to the border if they came to his city in buses.

Texas has bused more than 33,000 migrants to New York City since 2022, but mayors in New Jersey say the buses are attempting to get around a New York City bus rule.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggests local officials set limits on arrivals.

Suburban communities outside Chicago and New York City are demanding buses of illegal migrants turn around, saying they cannot handle the influx from the southern border.

In Edison, New Jersey, the mayor warned he would send people back to the border if they came to his city in buses.

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