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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Chicago officials begin evicting migrants from shelters under new policy

people in coats and hats sit and walk outside of a tall building on a sunny day
A three-year-old Venezuelan girl sits next to her mother as she is selling food outside a migrant shelter in Chicago on 15 February 2024. Photograph: Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images

Chicago officials have begun evicting from city shelters migrants who have overstayed a 60-day limit, enforcing a controversial policy that has created confusion and havoc for the newly arrived.

Starting Monday, the city began removing migrants from Chicago’s 23 homeless shelters.

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