How migrants in Chicago are getting out of police stations and finding housing
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
September 26, 20234m 6s
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Show Notes
There is a big need to find permanent housing for the more than 14-thousand asylum-seekers who have arrived in Chicago in the past year.
That can take months, particularly for people who are newly arrived and lack documents and steady income.
But a scrappy group of volunteers has been able to quickly move some migrants into housing through a unique program and the help of one landlord.
Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Tessa Weinberg