Brandon Johnson spent part of his first full day as mayor Tuesday visiting asylum-seekers who have been sleeping on the floor of the 12th District police station and others staying at a temporary shelter in Little Village, saying he needed to see the crisis “first-hand.”
“It is clear that police stations and respite centers is not the goal,” Johnson said to reporters after touring the temporary shelter at Piotrowski Park, adding that it’s going to take a collaborative effort to tackle the emergency.
