Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to begin removing illegal immigrants in waves from the city’s shelter system this weekend when the 60-day rule begins.
The policy has drawn harsh criticism from progressive lawmakers and has already been postponed several times since November due to the cold snap, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that 35 migrants would be ordered to leave the country on Saturday, leaving about 5,600 migrants. He said people are expected to be forcibly evicted. This will be implemented in stages over the coming weeks.
The city is currently holding 11,200 immigrants, down from a high of 14,900 in late December, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Illegal immigrants sit on the floor and cots of a makeshift shelter operating at O’Hare International Airport on August 31, 2023. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Some eviction exemptions apply to people with medical conditions, those who are trying to secure housing, those who are experiencing domestic violence, and those who are pregnant. A measles outbreak should also be considered in one of the shelters.
“There are exemptions within this policy and they are still permissible,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted as saying. fox 32 chicago.
“Individuals who are in the process of securing housing or relocating if they have other extenuating circumstances related to their health or pregnancy. There are also many people who are not eligible because they fall under certain aspects of the policy.”
The Chicago Tribune, citing Johnson’s administration, said the large group of about 2,000 migrants will need to leave the country starting next week and by the end of April.
A group of migrants receives food outside a migrant landing zone during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, in January. (Kamil Krzazinski/AFP via Getty Images)
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The magazine reports that evictions will be phased in, with 244 people scheduled to be removed by the end of March and an additional 1,782 people scheduled to be evicted from Chicago shelters between April 1 and April 30. .
Evicted immigrants will be returned to a city-designated “landing zone” at 800 S. Des Plaine Street, where they can reapply for a bed. The zone is essentially a temporary shelter where migrants can stay on parked city buses.
About 10% of immigrants in brick-and-mortar shelters are eligible for employment authorization under federal law, and about 1,300 families have secured state rental assistance, Fox 32 reported, citing state officials. The company is said to be proceeding with the process of doing so.
Several City Council members spoke out against the evictions earlier this week, with 18 signing a letter to the mayor asking the mayor not to move forward with the policy, saying it would cut immigrants off from stability.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said evictions would begin Saturday. (Terence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Lawmakers also pressured Mr. Johnson not to vacate in January, and he heeded their calls, even though the weather was more severe at the time.
On Wednesday, Johnson denounced the lack of federal aid and called on Congress to punish Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to sanctuary cities, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Mr Johnson claimed in January that Mr Abbott was “attacking” cities run by black leaders with waves of immigration.
