CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Migrants staying in Chicago shelters are being evicted by Saturday, but Mayor Brandon Johnson is not saying how many.
The mayor seems to be intent on removing those who were welcomed to the city but have reached a 60-day limit.
Johnson said Thursday that these have been temporary, emergency shelters.
“This is not long-term housing. It’s not long-term housing. This is an international crisis that requires a federal response. Local economies are not designed to establish temporary resettlement for migrants. It is unprecedented, so what we have done is created an infrastructure that allows for people to create a pathway to sustainability,” Johnson said.
Thousands have been resettled, he said.
The City needs to make room for other new arrivals.
“We don’t have any control over what happens at the border. So, what I built is an operation that’s centered around people’s humanity. There are some limitations that government has to deal with,” Johnson said.
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