Chicago migrants are under pressure as the deadline to find permanent housing looms – Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands of migrants expected to be evicted from shelters soon after March 16. As of Monday, city officials said there are 13,442 residents in 28 active shelters. As that deadline looms, Venezuelan Alfonso Carvajal wrestles with the long list of obstacles that have come up during the apartment search process. He doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t have a work permit, a credit history or a bank account.
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