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Migrant tent camp set up on 14th St. and Racine St. on November 29th. Photo

Chicago’s Migrant Crisis Intensifies as Tent Cities Emerge

Since August of 2022, Chicago has been sent more than 24,000 asylum seekers, primarily Venezuelans fleeing political and economic turmoil. Grassroots efforts from nonprofits are trying to help the transition.

District 12 police station migrants photo

A Cry for Better Housing: Protesters Challenge Chicago’s Tent Cities

As temperatures fall and Chicago officials struggle to house asylum-seeking migrants, safety concerns rise over providing hundreds of asylum-seekers sleeping outside police districts with safe and warm housing.