Four hundred asylum seekers could be housed at Wilbur Wright College starting June 1 — and remain on the Northwest Side campus until Aug. 1 — to minimize the need for migrant families to sleep on the floors of Chicago police stations, a top mayoral aide said Friday.
’s chief of staff, said Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave., is under serious consideration as a new respite center to "alleviate some of the pressure on the police stations."
"No, I don’t think it’s big enough to do just that. But ideally, we’re looking for larger facilities or larger big-box type solutions. … We’ve got a whole team of people evaluating these facilities … just to make sure that they’re safe and that we’re putting them into a safe environment," Guidice said.There are dozens of migrants, including children, who are calling the Chicago Police Departments 12th District ‘home’ until more permanent housing becomes available.
"Safety is a big concern of mine, mainly safety for the migrants because you’ve got 400 strangers living together … Let’s say you have a family with a 16- or 17-year-old boy living with a 14- or 15-year-old girl," Sposato said. "If they’re trying to work and work for cash or do odd jobs, I’m more worried about that. I’m more worried about the criminal element coming over there somehow, some way and taking advantage of these people," he said.
The humanitarian crisis caused by asylum-seekers descending on Chicago is "one of the most challenging" problems Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will face."The fear of the unknown. There’s a lot of moving parts here and a lot of scary things to me, to tell you the truth. I mean — anytime you put 400 strangers together, that’s not a good mix," the alderperson said.
Acuna, now 34 and a homeowner in Jefferson Park, said he wants to help however he can because he knows the struggles — including how people "make comments" when they know someone is a migrant.
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