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As the Chicago migrant crisis continues the city has closed four migrant shelters amid a lull in the new arrivals of asylum seekers.
The four shelters, holding around 400 people, were located downtown, in North Lawndale and on the North Side. They closed amid a seasonal drop in border crossings.
Migrants will be housed in local churches until they find housing. It will reach 100 migrants immediately and 340 in total. More than 1,000 migrants remain at police stations.