Mayor Brandon Johnson to begin removing migrants from shelters in January with 60-day rule

Neislymar Gonzalez, 24, a migrant from Venezuela, with her 4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, sit inside the Central Police District station, where they were staying in May. (Natalie Garcia/For the Sun-Times)

The countdown has begun for all migrants entering city shelters Friday to find housing within 60 days or be forced to leave under a new rule issued by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Migrants who enter shelters Friday will have to be out by mid-January, according to the mayor’s office.