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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

At O’Hare Airport, hundreds of migrants are stuck at a shelter that’s overcrowded, unsanitary

A family from Venezuela said they were waiting to be moved to a shelter outside O’Hare, where many migrants are staying in a curtained-off section of the airport. (Pat Nabong / Sun-Times)

After a long trek to Chicago from Venezuela and other South and Central American countries, hundreds of migrants have landed at O’Hare Airport in recent weeks to find overcrowded, unsanitary and unpleasant conditions.

Among the complaints in the airport shelter: poor quality food like instant ramen; lack of access to health care, showers and laundry; inadequate bedding; and no support for placing children in schools.

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