Residents in a Chicago neighborhood are protesting the city's plans to establish a migrant shelter inside a closed down elementary school, sharing that they feel "blindsided" by the mayor's decision.
Migrants will be housed in a building that used to be an elementary school in the South University Avenue area.
A group of residents gathered in the morning to demand that the Chicago government give resources to locals instead of migrants.
The community feels disrespected and they need answers, according to a community member.
The announcement of the migrant shelter did not include details on the migrant's living arrangement or a timetable, according to people in the neighborhood.
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The business owner told Fox 32 that she was here because she was concerned about the situation.
Residents say that the announcement felt like a slap in the face and that there are other pressing community issues that should be addressed first like the Chicago crime wave, homelessness issues, and the rising cost of living.
We don't need anyone else to suck up the resources in our community. "We're tired, Ms.
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Residents want to know if the migrants will have background checks before moving in and if the city will provide law enforcement on site.
We are trying to make Woodlawn an affordable, mixed income community. Jeane Clark said that she would like to help immigrants and everyone else, but she would prefer to help her own.
The opening of the location has been delayed indefinitely, despite the fact that the move-in was scheduled to begin as early as Friday.
The office of the mayor did not respond immediately.
Thousands of migrants have arrived in Chicago since August 31, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started bussing them to protest federal immigration policies. During her visit to Washington, D.C., she requested help from the president in dealing with the influx of migrants.
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