{"id":20884,"date":"2023-12-14T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=20884"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:29:42","slug":"investigacion-albergue-de-inmigrantes-de-chicago-pilsen-peligroso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/12\/14\/investigation-chicago-migrant-shelter-pilsen-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigaci\u00f3n: Migrantes describen condiciones inhumanas en el mayor refugio de Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d6233470\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria* feels the dust and fiber-like particles fall from the ceiling and blanket on her family every time she tries to sleep on her emergency cot nestled among hundreds of other Venezuelan migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s cold on most nights. If there\u2019s a heating system in the building, she doesn\u2019t feel it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d62349a9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d62354b2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d6235b01\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria arrived at the former warehouse turned migrant shelter in Chicago\u2019s Pilsen neighborhood about two months ago. In all, it\u2019s been a dehumanizing experience. From frigid temperatures to dirty bathrooms and sometimes spoiled food, the living conditions have been horrible, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can\u2019t have anything here,\u201d Maria said. \u201cNothing. No privacy.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the outside, the six-story brick building and its adjoining one-story wood-paneled building look like many other properties in Pilsen\u2019s industrial corridor \u2014 rundown, with some windows boarded up and the facade haphazardly painted to cover graffiti. Few exiting the nearby I-90 on their way to shop in Chinatown or eat in Pilsen would guess that the former manufacturing building is now home to the city\u2019s largest migrant shelter. More than<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,300 recently-arrived migrants \u2014 all families, some with babies and young children \u2014 now call the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">former manufacturing buildings home, according to an internal city memo obtained by Borderless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pilsen site, which spans half a city block between Cermak Road and the southern branch of the Chicago River, was opened this fall during the city\u2019s scramble to get migrants out of police stations amid dropping temperatures. However, interviews with those living at the shelter and videos Borderless reviewed of conditions inside the building show that the result of that scramble is a building that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.unhcr.org\/emergency-assistance\/shelter-camp-and-settlement\/shelter\/emergency-shelter-standard#:~:text=Shelters%20must%20provide%20protection%20from,materials%20are%20best%2C%20if%20available.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fails to meet the basic standards for emergency shelter laid out by the U.N. Refugee Agency.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than a dozen migrants shared their experience with Borderless on the condition of anonymity for fear of being reprimanded and kicked out of the Pilsen shelter. They lamented the harsh shelter conditions, including cramped living quarters, mistreatment from workers, freezing temperatures, and unsanitary bathrooms. Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2019s administration did not respond to questions from Borderless Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent weeks, migrants described outbreaks of various illnesses, including chickenpox, the flu, and upper respiratory infections, spreading without sufficient medical attention. The experiences of migrants inside the Pilsen shelter offer a glimpse inside the city\u2019s network of emergency shelters hurriedly opened to house the migrants being steadily sent to Chicago from the border since August 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For migrants at the shelter like Maria, there are a few options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are thankful for the roof over our heads because we just got here, but I would like to see things like the food get better,\u201d Maria said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chicago-officials-scramble-to-house-migrants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Officials Scramble to House Migrants<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City officials have struggled to house thousands of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/category\/after-the-buses-venezuelan-migrants-chicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">migrants bused in from Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other border states over the last 15 months. Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/sites\/texas-new-arrivals\/home\/Dashboard.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29,900 migrants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have arrived by bus or plane since August 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/sites\/texas-new-arrivals\/home\/Dashboard.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to the city\u2019s public dashboard. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d623793d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13,777 migrants are living across <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the city\u2019s shelter network, while another 575 are outside of police stations or at O\u2019Hare International Airport as of Dec. 13, according to city data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Johnson has doubled down on the city\u2019s commitment to migrant resettlement efforts, saying in a press release the city was treating \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/mayor\/press_room\/press_releases\/2023\/november\/announcement-new-regulatory-measures.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new neighbors with compassion because it was the humane thing to do<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and because with support, they can become productive members of our communities, contributing to our economy, our culture and our society<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Johnson\u2019s decision in late November to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/11\/21\/what-does-the-citys-new-60-day-shelter-limit-mean-for-migrants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shorten shelter stays to 60<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> days has been widely criticized by immigrant advocates who called the change \u201cunreasonable\u201d and charged that the rule would create instability for migrants. Most newly arrived migrants cannot work legally and thus cannot rent an apartment, a reality that advocates say will lead migrants to become homeless during the colder months when they are forced out of city shelters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson has faced further scrutiny over a controversial tent city in Chicago\u2019s Brighton Park neighborhood that was to be run by GardaWorld. The security firm\u2019s previous projects include an El Paso detention facility for unaccompanied migrant children <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elpasomatters.org\/2021\/07\/08\/new-reports-of-gross-mismanagement-and-poor-conditions-at-fort-bliss-facility-for-migrant-children\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that was found to have \u201cgross mismanagement,\u201d with allegations of unsafe and unsanitary conditions and sexual abuse toward children housed there.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69df2d623916d\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18264\" class=\"post-18264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-as-told-to tag-afterbuses\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/110122-MIGRANT-Yorvi-Sanchez-Colin-Boyle-8159-2_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">After The Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas\u2019 Manufactured Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/madison-savedra\/\" title=\"View all posts by Madison Savedra\">Madison Savedra<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">diciembre 6, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city was forced to scrap the partially constructed winterized tent camp in Brighton Park<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/sites\/texas-new-arrivals\/home\/faqs.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over environmental and health concerns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Dec. 5. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pulled funding for the project after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency cited concerns of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.29388.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cinsufficient soil sampling and remediation.\u201d<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-immigration-mayor-brandon-johnson\/14178444\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City records obtained by ABC7 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">show that the city had already spent close to $1 million preparing the camp before the project was shut down. On Wednesday, Pritzker said that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/brighton-park-migrant-tent-camp-costs-gardaworld\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GardaWorld would cover these costs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and that GardaWorld would help the state set up more migrant shelters, including brick-and-mortar shelters like the one in Pilsen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;My administration is committed to keeping asylum seekers safe as we work to help them achieve independence,&#8221; Pritzker said in a press statement. &#8220;We will not proceed with housing families on a site where serious environmental concerns are still present.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fallout and scrutiny of the Brighton Park site, it\u2019s unclear what kind of oversight and inspections are happening across Chicago\u2019s more than 20 temporary shelters. Migrants told Borderless they hadn\u2019t witnessed any regular inspections of the shelter aside from two separate visits from the fire department to inspect the roof of the one-story warehouse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, city records show <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Building-Permit-and-Inspection-Records.pdf\">2241 S. Halsted St. failed an annual inspection<\/a> by the Department of Buildings. The owners failed to maintain elevator equipment in safe and sound working condition. It\u2019s unclear when the building owner made corrections or when a new city inspection was conducted at the site. The 2021 inspection is the last on record. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d623d080\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">One of the buildings housing migrants on S. Halsted Street failed a building inspection in 2021, and it\u2019s unclear if the building owner ever addressed the issues.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d623de6b\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last Department of Buildings inspection on record for the adjoining one-story building at 2301 S. Halsted Street occurred in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City officials hosted a last-minute meeting in October to announce plans for the temporary Pilsen shelter. In a statement, Pilsen Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez wrote as the Chairman of the Housing and Real Estate Committee, \u201cit was my duty<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to address the housing crisis with actionable solutions and in collaboration with city departments, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/25thwardChicago\/videos\/990727545309634\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community stakeholders and sister agencies.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, the city spent tens of millions of dollars on shelters<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for migrants.\u00a0 Among the items, the city says they provide shelter residents with a cot, blanket, pillow, three meals per day, access to showers, hygiene items, and access to laundry services.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the meeting, Sigcho-Lopez and officials from the Department of Family Support Services, Office of Emergency Management and Communications and Chicago Police told neighbors the former warehouse would <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2023\/10\/03\/new-pilsen-migrant-shelter-will-house-400-people-starting-tuesday\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hold up to 1,000 migrants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But just two months later, that number has more than doubled, according to internal city records.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"life-inside-one-shelter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life Inside One Shelter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside the Pilsen shelter, dozens of cots, inches apart, are grouped together by zones in various areas of the one-story building, according to videos shown to Borderless. Staff have barred migrants from recording or taking photos inside the shelter and \u201cthreatened\u201d to kick migrants out if they speak with members of the media.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d623ef9a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.11_Shelter_Web_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">People hang out on S. Halsted Street outside the entrance to a warehouse-turned-shelter on Dec. 7, 2023<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Mauricio Pe\u00f1a\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d623fcb1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venezuelan migrants described the sleeping areas as crammed with little space to move around and no privacy for the hundreds assigned to the one-story sleeping quarters. The shelter allows for items to be kept on or under the cots but prohibits food from being stored, migrants said. One video appeared to show shelter workers inspecting cots and throwing away items they found.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the migrants sleeping in the warehouse\u2019s Zone A and B described frigid temperatures and \u201cfiber\u201d particles falling from the ceiling. Some parents with children at the shelter told Borderless their children were suffering from eye infections they believed to be caused by the falling debris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll my kids had eye infections because the ceiling is shedding fibers,\u201d Maria said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with concerns about the safety of the building, \u200b\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">migrants said shelter meals were sometimes spoiled. They said the shelter serves the same meals every day \u2013 chicken and rice \u2013 and the food is often too spicy for both children and adults. Several migrants also said shelter workers often rationed water, distributing only half a cup during meals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In one video reviewed by Borderless, a staffer is seen turning away shelter residents until designated meal times as they partially fill styrofoam cups. \u201cSometimes they restrict the drinking water,\u201d one migrant said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another video, residents line the wall of the warehouse, snaking around some of the beds set up in the middle of the floor, waiting for food. \u201cThere is such a long line to get food,\u201d one woman told Borderless. \u201cYou have to stand for two to three hours to get food. It\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent weeks, many migrants have grown concerned about the spread of chickenpox, respiratory illness and the flu, especially as the populations have surged. A pop-up clinic comes in for a few hours every eight days to provide medical help, the migrants say, but little is done during those quick visits for those seeking medical attention. Migrants described waiting a long time to be seen only for no treatment to be given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of people have gotten sick,\u201d Maria said. A woman had to have surgery because she got a parasite in the pancreas or the liver\u2026Her husband said he was going to sue them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<blockquote><p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll my kids had eye infections because the ceiling is shedding fibers.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d6240de9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A frustrated mother whose two children recently fell ill was not given any medicine and was told to go to a clinic outside the shelter if she needed additional support.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent arrival at the shelter was hoping to get antibiotics to help him recover from a throat infection and the flu, but the clinic staff didn\u2019t provide any medication. Sitting in the sun in front of the shelter, he was frustrated he wasn\u2019t given antibiotics, nor could he afford any after being robbed in Mexico on his way to the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is no medicine,\u201d his wife said, describing their frustration. \u201cFor those who aren\u2019t working, we are out on the street asking for help to buy medicine. At the moment, my husband is sick. He has a throat infection [and the flu]. They checked him out, but they didn\u2019t give him anything. No antibiotics. No pain reliever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"arduous-work-permit-restrictions-make-shelter-stays-longer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arduous Work Permit Restrictions Make Shelter Stays Longer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many migrants envisioned their shelter stays would be short, but they\u2019ve struggled to land work that would help them find more permanent housing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, President Joe Biden extended T<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/12\/11\/tps-venezuelan-migrants-face-challenges-chicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emporary Protection Status for Venezuelan migrants who arrived before July 31<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a status that would allow them to get a work permit. The application process is complicated and too expensive for many, however. Those who arrived after July are ineligible for TPS and must seek out other options, such as applying for asylum, to receive a work permit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many migrants are reaching out to their networks, hoping to find a job that would allow them to leave behind the conditions at the shelter. It\u2019s been a struggle, but they are craving privacy and safety for their families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to work,\u201d one man told Borderless. \u201cI came here to work.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69df2d6241ddd\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" 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Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-20814\" class=\"post-20814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-labor tag-tpsbarriers\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/12\/11\/tps-venezuelan-migrants-face-challenges-chicago\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some have noted that other migrants have landed jobs under the table, but those are scarce. Others have lost hope and are reaching out to families in other parts of the U.S., hoping to join them in warmer climates and escape the crowded shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While families sat along Halsted just north of the Chicago River \u2014 a few hundred feet from the shelter\u2019s entrance \u2014 one migrant woman told Borderless she was deflated by life in the shelter, a lack of work, and a serious illness that has sidetracked her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the few months at the shelter, she\u2019s grown desperate, longing for the privacy of her home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSometimes, I regret coming here,\u201d she said through tears.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s asked shelter staff for help accessing resources, but staffers have responded harshly, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the migrants who spoke with Borderless said they\u2019ve opted to keep quiet and not speak up about the conditions. They fear being kicked out into the cold, or worse, being written up and having that held against them in immigration court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey\u2019re constantly threatening you,\u201d Maria said. \u201cYou have to be so careful because they write a report for everything. If you slip, they report you and kick you out. It\u2019s a bit frustrating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey treat us terribly \u2014 like dogs,\u201d another young woman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside the shelter on a recent Thursday night, a young mother who arrived at the shelter about three weeks ago leaned on her child\u2019s stroller reflecting on the shelter conditions inside. While it isn\u2019t great, she didn\u2019t have many options. Her family has been trying to find work cleaning houses or other manual labor so they can get out of the shelter quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, while they wait, \u201cit\u2019s better to keep quiet,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria* used a pseudonym for fear of retaliation from shelter staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Support for this investigation came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/fij.org\/\">Fund For Investigative Journalism<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de que el gobernador de Illinois, Pritzker, cerrara un albergue propuesto por motivos sanitarios, los inmigrantes venezolanos que viven en el albergue de Pilsen afirman que se les trata \"como a perros\".<\/p>","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":20874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,66],"tags":[516],"coauthors":[283,471,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-20884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environmentandhealth","8":"category-investigation","9":"tag-pilsenshelter"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Migrants Describe Inhumane Conditions at Chicago\u2019s Largest Shelter &#8211; 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