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Migrants Navigate State’s Apartment Program On Their Own As Evictions Loom and Help Runs Dry Immigration PolicyTrending

Migrants Navigate State’s Apartment Program On Their Own As Evictions Loom and Help Runs Dry

The Asylum Seeker Emergency Rental Assistance Program has helped 4,600 households move into apartments. But some migrants supported by the program could lose their homes if they can’t find work.
, and March 18, 2024
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As Lightfoot Departs, A ‘Woefully Unprepared’ Chicago Leaves Migrants In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions For Weeks — With No Plan In Sight Immigration PolicyTrending

As Lightfoot Departs, A ‘Woefully Unprepared’ Chicago Leaves Migrants In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions For Weeks — With No Plan In Sight

Around 3,100 migrants are in temporary shelters, relying on donated clothes and food as Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson inherits the crisis. “We don’t have beds. Children are sleeping on the floor," one man said.
, , , and May 9, 2023
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A Young Venezuelan Had A Simple Dream To Make Money And Travel. He Was On His Own For The First Time In His Life. After the Buses

A Young Venezuelan Had A Simple Dream To Make Money And Travel. He Was On His Own For The First Time In His Life.

After being separated from his family at the border, Delwuins was alone for months in a suburban hotel, with little to do. Without a car or work permit, his options to make money were limited.
December 3, 2022