Evictions at Chicago homeless shelters force out migrants

Published June 25, 2024 8:55am ET



Approximately 1,000 migrants who arrived in Chicago seeking help from the city after illegally crossing the southern border were forced out of taxpayer-funded shelters this month, according to a new report.

As of this week, more than 1,000 migrants residing in city- and state-funded shelters across Chicago have departed the shelters because of the city’s recently implemented 60-day limit on housing, according to WBEZ Chicago.

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