She was believed to be traveling with her mother and father, an Illinois state health official told CBS News.

Not just any bus as the headline implies, but one of Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s trafficking asylum seekers to Democratic cities as a political stunt.

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    Texas officials confirmed the bus was headed to Chicago as part of its “border bus mission.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is one of several Republican governors in southern states who have authorized the bussing of thousands of migrants to Democratic-run cities since early 2022 as part of an ongoing political battle over immigration policies. Critics have accused GOP leaders of using migrants as political pawns.

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    “State-sanctioned kidnapping is not a public policy choice, it is immoral and disgusting," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said of the practice in June.

    Texas sure made a point with their stunt.

    Not too sure it’s the one they wanted to make.