About 50 people gathered in Edgewater on Thursday to protest the city’s process for deciding to use a Chicago Park District facility to shelter asylum seekers.
The city has been under a state of emergency for months as it seeks to house the 11,500 migrants who’ve been bused or flown in from Texas with no warning.A community meeting was scheduled for Thursday night inside Broadway Armory, following the protest. The building is operated by the Chicago Park District for summer day camps, a fitness center, a senior center and a host of other programs and activities.
In a statement to constituents, Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth said: “While I disagree with the decision-making process, I agree with the mission of supporting new arrivals wholeheartedly. We have a moral responsibility to help those who arrive in our ward.”In a statement, 48th Ward Neighbors for Justice said the group “supports the Mayor’s office in including the Broadway Armory as a location to support and house these vulnerable families.
Since January of this year, 67 buses of migrants have arrived in the city — 59 of which came in since May alone.
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