Chicago immigration crisis: Newly arrived migrants housed at police stations get help from volunteers as 'welcoming city of immigrants' faces space crunch for asylum-seekers

Erika Villegas, who lives in Garfield Ridge, is among Chicagoans who have taken it upon themselves to visit police stations to help newly arrived immigrants. They want “the city to step up” more.

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