Residents of Chicago’s Brighton Park are suing Mayor Brandon Johnson over the construction of a tent city for illegal border crossers.
The mayor’s plan has faced major opposition from residents and local officials, with concerns raised about the lack of community engagement and potential environmental hazards at the site.
“Brighton Park residents are suing the city of Chicago for a temporary restraining order on the 38th and California migrant tent city,” the 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner X account wrote. (Trending: Tucker Reveals The Moment He Became A Full-Blown Trump Supporter)
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Brighton Park residents are suing the city of Chicago for a temporary restraining order on the 38th and California migrant tent city.
At the hearing, it was revealed the city never issued construction permits for the tent city
The city is arguing that…
— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) December 4, 2023
State authorities have since halted construction due to reports of hazardous chemicals in the soil.
“The State has temporarily paused construction at the Brighton Park site pending IEPA’s (the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) review of the environmental report. IEPA has some outstanding questions they are hopeful they can work through today,” Gov. JB Pritzker’s spokeswoman, Jordan Abudayyeh said.
“According to the report, soil with mercury levels was identified at one location and was removed and properly disposed offsite at a landfill, and with the limited soil removal and placement and maintenance of the barrier, the site is safe for temporary residential use,” the mayor’s office stated.
“Further base camp construction and remediation of an additional 1 ft. x 1 ft. x 1 ft. area of the 9.5-acre site will continue per the timeline set by the State of Illinois.”
“There is no construction or remediation scheduled at this time. The City will share assessment of subsequent remediation as it becomes available.”
The city claims the site is safe, but residents and officials remain skeptical, leading to ongoing legal disputes and public outcry.
“With the limited soil removal and placement and maintenance of the barrier, the site is safe for temporary residential use,” the report noted.
“The city has been dishonest, liars, untruthful, not transparent. The city is not an honest broker, but what I will do is keep them accountable, and if they do lie, and if they’re not transparent, then I will hold them in a court in contempt,” attorney Frank Avila pressed.
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