Mayor Brandon Johnson avoided further outrage from migrants, their supporters, and the Chicago City Council by postponing shelter evictions until March.
The shelter evictions, which typically come 60 days after arrival, were set to take effect on Thursday. Johnson announced on Tuesday that the removals will now be put off again ahead of a City Council hearing and days before thousands of asylum-seekers would have been forced to leave the city-run shelters.
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