Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding …
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Chicago is one of several big American cities grappling with a surge of migrants. With help from state and federal funds, the city has spent more than $300 million to provide housing, health care and more to over 38,000 mostly South American migrants.
Chicago moves thousands of migrants from shelters into homes
WEBMar 1, 2024 · Migrants across the city are leaving shelters in droves, their belongings stuffed in trash bags they load into Ubers or Lyfts, which they’ve often arranged themselves to head to new homes.
Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters as residents ... - NBC News
WEBChicago has begun evicting some migrants from its shelters, a controversial policy that has been delayed for months but appeared haphazard, one migrant told NBC News.
Why are migrants coming to Illinois and Chicago? – NBC Chicago
WEBOct 5, 2023 · Tensions over Chicago's migrant crisis continue to rise as 22 more buses of asylum-seeking migrants arrived in the city on Wednesday. The housing of migrants has sparked controversy in a...
Tensions rise among migrants, residents in downtown Chicago
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Over the weekend, a fight broke out near the 1,163-resident migrant shelter at the former Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, just the latest brawl to be caught on camera outside one of the...
Chicago to begin evicting migrants from shelters Sunday - NBC News
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Chicago will move forward Sunday with its previously delayed plan to evict thousands of migrants from city and state-operated shelters, a move that has been met with outrage by advocates and...
Chicago begins evicting migrant families from city shelters
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has begun the process of removing from city shelters dozens of migrant families, including those with children who attended Chicago Public Schools.
As Winter Looms, Venezuelan Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago
WEBOct 6, 2023 · More than 800 migrants are sleeping at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. City officials are scrambling. Asylum seekers have been living in tents outside a police station in Chicago.
Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx - The …
WEBMay 10, 2023 · Thousands of migrants have come to Chicago in the last year with few belongings, limited English skills and almost no idea what lies ahead for them as they seek asylum and permanent residence.
Lightfoot Issues Emergency Declaration Over ‘Surge’ in Chicago Migrant ...
WEBMay 9, 2023 · In total, Chicago has received more than 8,000 migrants since August 2022, with over 1,200 migrants arriving within the first month of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star." But Lightfoot ...
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