Emanuel Garzon and his family were among hundreds of asylum-seekers who sought shelter at a Chicago police station after arriving in the city this month.
300 immigrants staying at a temporary shelterGarzon said he hopes his family can find a more permanent home soon and get permission to work so they can start to depend on themselves.
’s gymnasium starting June 1 — and remain on the campus until Aug. 1 — to relieve the pressure on Chicago police stations where immigrants have been sleeping. Mercedes Diaz, 27, who is at the shelter with her husband, Javier Aponte, 30, and their 1-year-old daughter, Ana, said everything is very well-organized in the gym, where they sleep on cots. There isn’t any real privacy in there, but each family has its own area that is clearly marked off with tape.
"Whatever it is, cleaning bathrooms, babysitting, you start from zero. It can be anything, I just want to work," Diaz said. "To get out of here and get a job. Maybe get a house and depend on ourselves."Community members concerned for the well-being of the asylum-seekers stopped by to drop off food, clothes, water, ice and other essentials.
Since last August, Chicago has taken in nearly 10,000 migrants. Sposato said he firmly believes asylum-seekers, many of them from Central America, came to the United States to "make a better life" for their families.
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