Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop. They say the city is moving too slowly to move asylum-seekers from police stations and adjacent streets into indoor shelter. Early Wednesday, dozens were sent to a church in a Chicago suburb. Mayor Brandon Johnson says he inherited the problem and city officials are working quickly to add shelters and winterized tents. The city also recently added “warming buses” outside police stations. More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since last year. Other cities could see issues with housing this winter too, including Denver and New York.