Faith-based groups step up to help house migrants in Chicago
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Norkys Amaro, a recent arrival from Venezuela, sits with her son, Yokender, 14, on the floor where they are staying with other migrants on May 22, 2023, at the Chicago Police Department's 7th District station in the Englewood neighborhood.
Natalia Derevyanny, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office, told the Tribune an autopsy would likely be conducted Saturday.People outside the entrance of the former Wadsworth Elementary school building, where a temporary shelter was placed housing single individuals June 2, 2023, in Chicago. A person died at the shelter early Friday, according to police.
A family of four is staying on an air mattress in a big room adjacent to the church kitchen. Another family of four lives on the floor above them. “It enriches both asylum-seekers, immigrants and our wider community. By fostering an environment of inclusivity, we give migrants their skills, talents and resilience,” she said.“I want to acknowledge the harm that wealth theft and neglect has reaped in some communities on the South and West sides of Chicago,” she said, acknowledging the pushback from some communities where temporary shelters have been placed in shuttered schools.
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