CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The Johnson Administration says moving migrant families out of Police District buildings where they have been housed is a high priority, but the task has proven to be very difficult.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says when he took office there were about 900 migrants being housed in Police Districts facilities around the city. Pressure to move them elsewhere increased when there were allegations of sexual assault at one district. The mayor says at one point the number was below 400. But now, he says, it’s close to 950.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the Mayor’s deputy chief of staff, says one reason is migrants continue to arrive by the busload, even as they try to secure alternative housing.
“Because we constantly have a flow-in and a trickle out and a slower start with larger spaces, those are all the pieces that are working. But, we are working with City Colleges. We are working with Chicago Public Schools. We are working with the Park District,” Zayas says.
She says, unlike the previous administration, they are working with local alderpersons to find suitable locations.
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