Chicago provides 300,000 meals a week to non-citizen migrants, among other services – Center Square

The taxpayer cost to care for the migrants is about $1.5 million per day. Mayor Brandon Johnson said that money has gone to housing, health care and meals. "Partners at the State and federal levels have coordinated 17 legal clinics since November, aiding over 2,700 eligible shelter residents in applying for work authorization," according to a press release from the City of Chicago.