Angelique Gholsten was among the dozens who gathered at the park on Monday to protest the city’s decision to open transform the field house into a shelter for…
As of Monday, Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications said that the city had received more than 18,000 new arrivals since the city began accepting asylum-seekers“Its just not right,” Galewood resident Angelique Gholsten said as she watched her children play in Amundsen Park, knowing that in the coming days, the park's field house will likely be turned into a migrant shelter.
Gholsten was among the dozens who gathered at the park on Monday to protest the city’s decision to transform the field house into a shelter for migrants, which could house as many as 200 asylum-seekers. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyGlenda Johnson, of the Amundsen Park Advisory Council, said it's not right to take something from one group and give it to another without asking.As of Oct. 9, Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications said that the city had received more than 18,000 new arrivals since the city began accepting asylum-seekers more than a year ago.
“We are a welcoming city," he said. “We believe in investing in our immigrant brothers and sisters from wherever they come.”
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