Chicago and Illinois to receive $19M from feds to help with migrant crisis

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The Department of Homeland Security released the first installment of $300 million in grants to support communities providing services to migrants, federal officials said Friday.

Dozens of recently arrived migrants line up outside the state of Illinois Department of Human Services in Chicago, March 28, 2024, in hopes of receiving assistance. The city of Chicago and the state of Illinois are set to split more than $19 million in new congressionally approved funding released to assist cities and states$300 million in grants to support communities providing services to migrants, federal officials said Friday.

The initial funding will be available to 55 grant recipients for temporary shelter and other eligible costs associated with migrants awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings. Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated the move by President Joe Biden’s administration. He said that the funding will ease the struggle Chicago is facing but added that he will continue to push for more.

 

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