The mayor’s office told WTTW News that officials “have not determined a firm date on when this space will open for shelter” but remains “committed to carefully balancing the needs of both our residents and new arrivals.”
Since Aug. 31, 2022, a total of 3,854 immigrants have been bused to Chicago from Texas, with an additional 1,400 immigrants coming from other states, officials said. Since then, the city has set up 11 emergency shelters across the city. Lightfoot has asked state officials to send $54 million in emergency funding to the city to care for the immigrants.
That rally was organized by Jennifer Maddox, who is running against Ald. Jeanette Taylor to represent the 20th Ward on the Chicago City Council. “The administration dropped the ball,” Taylor said, calling the mayor’s attempts to communicate with Woodlawn residents and her office “half ass.” “I’m not against the migrants, but for the community,” Maddox said, adding that she was concerned that the immigrants would face a language barrier and experience “culture shock.”
“This is not a dictatorship,” Maddox said, calling statements from representatives of the mayor that the shelter would open regardless of their concerns at a Dec. 28 community meeting “a slap in the face.”
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