Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs ... - Associated Press News
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Chicago has spent more than $300 million to provide aid to thousands of new migrants. The speed with which these funds were marshaled has prompted Black Chicagoans to ask the city to do more for their communities …
Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters as residents decry …
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.
Chicago moves thousands of migrants from shelters into homes
WEBMar 1, 2024 · State, county and city officials project $321 million is needed to keep the migrant operation afloat through the end of 2024. The five shelters that have closed down since Feb. 9 will save...
Migrants face housing crisis: How Chicago's eviction process …
WEBFeb 11, 2024 · Migrants in Chicago are on edge as evictions from temporary shelters loom. More than 13,000 people are under pressure to find homes and work before they are mass-evicted from city-operated ...
Chicago organizers work to ease Black-brown tension over the …
WEB1 day ago · Since migrants began arriving in Chicago in large numbers in August 2022, the tensions have gotten a lot of attention on the news and in social media. But Wallace says the coverage often lacks ...
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 · Children play near a migrant shelter on the Lower West Side on June 4, 2024, in Chicago. The city recently announced it would begin migrant shelter evictions for entire families.
Chicago’s migrant crisis by the numbers: Arrivals over the past …
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...
As Winter Looms, Venezuelan Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago
WEBOct. 6, 2023. The buses packed with Venezuelan migrants are now arriving in downtown Chicago day and night, doubling in number in recent weeks. City officials are struggling to open more...
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.