Chicago Paid At Least $138M to Care for Migrants in 2023, Far Less Than Projections: Data – WTTW (Chicago)

Data published by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, which includes all invoices paid through Dec. 15, defies predictions released by city officials in mid-October that the cost of the migrant crisis to taxpayers would top $361 million by the end of 2023. The database also contradicts what Johnson told reporters while in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2: “The $40 million that it’s costing the city of Chicago a month to provide care for these individuals who are seeking asylum – that is not sustainable,” Johnson said.