There are at least 70 migrants living in a repurposed warehouse. All of them came from police stations.
They have access to bathrooms and showers and they don't have to sleep on the floor. The entire effort is being led, not by the city, but by dozens of volunteers.The haircuts from Mark Nava are free.
"Like I had a little extra time on my hands and feel it would've been the best way to spend it today," he said.Jorge Luis, his wife and their three kids spent eight days living inside a Chicago police station. "They've already given us mattresses," Luis said."They've already given us clothes. We're eating well.""Because we have more attention, we feel valued here," Luis said."We've got babies as young as three months old, 23 kids and over 70 people right now," said Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez ."We could not just sit and watch," he said.
Sigcho-Lopez said the volunteers can provide shelter until the city, state, and federal governments can bring support and resources to improve conditions."We do need to make sure that we identify areas, especially in the Latino community, where we can set up similar shelters in empty public schools, empty churches that can provide humanitarian help," he said."There are showers to wash ourselves," said Luis."We have peace of mind. It's quieter and safer.
Sigcho-Lopez said the Office Emergency Management visited the site in Pilsen on Wednesday. Volunteers are expecting more migrants to arrive in the coming days.
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