Coverage dated December 30, 2023

More migrants heading to Chicago after arriving in Rockford by plane from Texas

Headline from CBS News

According to the city of Rockford, after the plane landed around 1 a.m., those onboard were immediately put onto buses to Chicago's "landing zone" in the West Loop.

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  1. CBS News

    More migrants heading to Chicago after arriving in Rockford by plane from Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    According to the city of Rockford, after the plane landed around 1 a.m., those onboard were immediately put onto buses to Chicago's "landing zone" in the West Loop.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    More than 350 migrants flown from Texas to Rockford before being escorted to Chicago | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas,

  3. CNN

    More than 350 migrants flown from Texas to Rockford before being escorted to Chicago (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to send thousands of migrants to major cities around the country with little notice.

  4. WSVN Miami

    More than 350 migrants flown from Texas to Rockford before being escorted to Chicago - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Texas plane, 300 migrants land in Rockford; 8 buses in route to Chicago drop off migrants in suburbs (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Several migrant buses were in route to Chicago Sunday morning after a plane from Texas carrying over 300 asylum seekers landed in Rockford overnight.

  6. Fox32 Chicago

    Hundreds of migrants bussed to Chicago after landing in Rockford (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Hundreds of migrants landed in Rockford and were bussed into Chicago early Sunday, the latest wave of asylum seekers to reach the city.

  7. Herald & Review

    Texas flies migrants to Rockford, with buses sent to Chicago, officials say (opens Herald & Review)

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    Herald & Review's feed description

    A plane carrying migrants from Texas landed at roughly 1 a.m. Sunday at the Rockford International Airport, Rockford officials said, and the migrants were “offloaded and immediately boarded buses” to Chicago, according to Rockford officials.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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