City Council members are preparing for a detailed briefing with Mayor Brandon Johnson about his specific plan to shelter them, sources said.
In an exclusive television interview with ABC 7, Mayor Johnson revealed part of his plan, to move migrants from police stations into what he calls "base camps" made up of giant tents.
"We have had more buses show up in the last 15 weeks than all of last year combined; I don't think we should continue to look at this as a crisis. This is our reality," Johnson said."We know that the mayor is now proposing and will enact tents, large tents, that will be able to house these individuals. That will have HVAC units. We need dignified spaces for migrants," said 22nd Ward Ald. Michael Rodriguez.
"I had heard from some members of the administration that they have been looking at military-grade tents and like setting up base camps as a way to have an alternative to having police station be where folks are currently living and sleeping," said 40th Ward Ald. Andre Vasquez. So far, the city has spent tens of millions of dollars on asylum seekers, some alderpeople plan to ask where the money will come from for the tents and services and how the federal government plans to help.
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