Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has unveiled plans to relocate the city’s 1,600 asylum-seeking migrants from police stations to winterized camps with large tents before the arrival of winter.
In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Mayor Johnson stated that the relocations would take place “before the weather begins to shift and change.”
The mayor explained that each of the spacious tents would be capable of accommodating up to 1,000 migrants. Additionally, the camps would provide meals, as well as recreational and educational activities as part of the plan.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
Currently, there are 16 shelters in the city accommodating 13,500 migrants, and new arrivals are reported daily.
According to the newspaper, sheltering these 13,500 migrants costs the city approximately $30 million per month.
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Migrants stand on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border, on the banks of the Rio Grande, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano/File)
Mayor Johnson and his administration are collaborating with the State of Illinois and Cook County to establish additional shelters to alleviate some of the strain on Chicago, he announced.
“These families are coming to the city of Chicago… If we do not create an infrastructure where we’re able to support and, quite frankly, oversee these individuals who have experienced significant harm and desperation, it may lead to chaos,” Mayor Johnson warned.
The response from Mayor Johnson’s office to Fox News Digital’s inquiries on the matter is pending.
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Chicago and other cities have faced challenges in accommodating and providing services to the influx of migrants transported from Texas as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to counter federal immigration policies.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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