Migrants Archives - The DePaulia

‘A perfect storm’: Migrants face legal barriers, paused services and a 60-day limit at shelters as the city’s budget rapidly dwindles

Delauney Krauter, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2024

About 13,000 migrants are currently staying across Chicago’s 28 shelters, but the demand for more space has put pressure on city and state officials to find solutions.

‘Please support us as human beings’: Chicago’s escalating migrant crisis prompts short-term remedies

Nadine DeCero, Opinions Editor • November 10, 2023

Jose Bayona, a migrant from Venezuela, has been in Chicago for only a few days since we spoke to him on October 13th

New York City and Chicago’s competing migrant crisis approaches

Lucia Preziosi, News Editor • October 22, 2023

As two of America’s largest cities take in vast numbers of newly arrived migrants every day

Jefferson Park volunteers host English classes and provide resources to migrants

Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Editor-In-Chief • October 15, 2023

A Northwest side non-profit community organization expanded their mutual aid efforts to migrants by creating English language courses for the new arrivals. Jefferson Park community members have been...

Some Venezuelan migrants sell traditional food downtown to support themselves

Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Editor-In-Chief • September 30, 2023

A migrant family has started selling foods from their home country in the streets of downtown Chicago as a way to make money to be able to rent an apartment while they wait for work permits. Daniela,...

Abandonan plan de albergar a migrantes en antigua tienda Kmart en el suroeste de Chicago

Olivia Zimmermann and Santiago Posada-Jaramillo • April 2, 2023

El Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Illinois (IDHS) abandonó su plan de utilizar un edificio de una antigua tienda Kmart en el vecindario West Lawn en Chicago para albergar a más de 600 inmigrantes. El...

Chicago, una ciudad santuario para migrantes ‘solo en el papel’

Kevin Luna, Anjolie Towle, Sarina Singh, and Jacqueline Cardenas • March 12, 2023

En la parte de atrás de la Iglesia Metodista Unida Adalberto en Humboldt Park, un hombre de 29 años, su esposa y su hija viven en una habitación pequeña en una nueva ciudad donde esperan tener un futuro...

Over 70 migrants arrive to Chicago sent by Texas governor

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief • September 1, 2022

Over 70 Venezuelan migrants arrived at Chicago’s Union Station Wednesday night as a part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to send undocumented immigrants to Democratic ‘sanctuary’ cities. The...