Chicago Begins Migrant Shelter Evictions Amid Confusion and Protests

Only three migrants were removed from shelters on the first day of evictions, with the majority receiving extensions due to medical issues and housing benefit processes.

More than two dozen migrants were expected to be evicted, but confusion and extensions left only three actually removed from shelters.
City officials had announced evictions in response to budget constraints, targeting around 2,000 individuals for removal by end of April.
Extensions were granted for medical reasons and to those in the process of securing housing or applying for public benefits, affecting 31 of the 34 migrants scheduled for eviction.
Protests erupted in communities over the use of local facilities for migrant housing, with calls for their reopening for community use.
The city's shelter system currently houses about 11,000 migrants, with plans to 'decompress' the most expensive shelters to manage resources.