The city has taken in around 8,000 migrants since last year, Lightfoot's office said.
– Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued an emergency declaration on Tuesday in response to the significant number of people arriving in Chicago who are seeking asylum in the U.S. since last year, what her office called a"national humanitarian crisis."
Lightfoot's office said since the first group of migrants were bused to Chicago from Texas last August, the city has coordinated with local and state agencies to care for over 8,000 migrants. The declaration states that number is"exceeding the City's ability to manage that inflow.", called Title 42, later this week, which has allowed the federal government to restrict the number of migrants seeking asylum into the country.
In response to the crisis, Republican governors have sent bus loads of migrants to large cities, including Chicago, a strategy Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called"inhumane."camp out at police stations . Lightfoot said in the declaration the city's resources have been stretched"to the breaking point." The mayor's office said the city will have to bring additional locations online to prepare for the arrival of more individuals and families to relieve the CPD districts.
City officials have turned to convert other facilities like former school buildings into possible respite centers, or temporary locations for people to stay in before moving into a shelter. But such plans have
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