More than 10,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago since August, after Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing refugees from Central and South America to liberal 'sanctuary cities,' arguing they should help with the burden of the border crisis.
Woodlawn group welcomes migrants to community amid local and political opposition: ‘We have a lot of space here’Volunteer Heather Kofke-Egger distributes yoga mats for sleeping to migrants sleeping in a police station Monday on May 22, 2023, at the 6th District in Gresham.
Without any governmental help, a small house of worship on Division Avenue, Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church, has turned into a temporary shelter that has housed nearly 100 migrants. Many have transitioned into more permanent housing and found jobs, establishing a network within the group to lend each other a hand in their new home, Chicago.
At the church, the migrants share their journeys, fears and dreams. As some move out, others make room for new arrivals by cleaning up the sleeping areas in between church pews. And during Sunday service, everyone — those who have transitioned out and those who recently arrived — is invited to have lunch together.
Ricky Flores, right, hands out McDonalds to the first group of migrants as they wait to be taken on a CTA bus to a shelter shortly after arriving on a bus from Texas at Union Station on Aug. 31, 2022.
For the migrants, people such as Ricky Flores, a roofer by trade, are more than just volunteers: They’re friends.
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