Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided not to travel to the southern border this week, his office announced Monday, opting instead to stay in Chicago “to…
Since buses of asylum seekers began arriving in the city more than a year ago, Chicago as of this week has received more than 18,500 migrantsMayor Brandon Johnson has decided not to travel to the southern border this week, his office announced Monday, opting instead to stay in Chicago"to address the immediate urgency of adding shelter space to house thousands of new arrivals currently sleeping in police stations, airports or outside.
According to city officials, 11,266 migrants are currently in city shelters as of Sunday. Of the 3,702 awaiting placement at a shelter, 3,208 are living at Chicago Police Department districts, 491 at O’Hare International Airport and three at Midway International Airport. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
"The purpose of this trip is to review operations at federal processing centers, and municipal and NGO-led transit sites, and begin discussions with local stakeholders about ways to alleviate the financial and operations challenges in both Chicago and at the border," Johnson's team said in a statement.
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