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Some Afghan children at a Chicago shelter have hurt themselves or others, leaving workers overwhelmed. Employees say the shelter has never experienced this level of chaos and isn’t equipped to provide kids with services they need.
Minors who crossed U.S.-Mexico border brought to Chicago-area shelters, await asylum case decisions.
500 Migrants From Mexico Border Being Housed in Chicago, Most Since 2014 On 5/20/21 at 12:28 PM EDT Nearly 500 unaccompanied migrant children have been placed under temporary care in Chicago-area shelters since December, marking the highest number since 2014. According to local organizations, the number of minors transferred to five Chicago-area shelters first "doubled, then tripled," beginning in December 2020, the Currently around four children arrive each day to shelters in the area where they await reunification with family or placement with a sponsor. Most of the children have been arri...