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City preparing to ‘right-size’ migrant shelters due to budget constraints

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shelved Brighton Park migrant camp cost city nearly $1 million

State environmental regulators determined there were too many harmful metals and other toxic substances detected on the property for it to safely house asylum-seekers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson cancels trip to Mexico border for look at migrant crisis, will send aides instead

A delegation led by Beatriz Ponce de Leon, deputy mayor of immigrant, migrant and refugee rights, will lead a small delegation to four Texas cities.

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Migrants sleeping outside Chicago police stations brace for winter: ‘We aren’t prepared’

With room for only dozens inside at each police station, hundreds, like the Leal family, are sleeping outside. Some have been able to get tents but many have not, putting them at risk of hypothermia or other illness, advocates say.

Chicago Sun-Times

City seeks donations — and ideas — to provide for migrants as temperatures drop

Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s deputy chief of staff, asked residents to step up on both fronts as cooler weather hits Chicago and the influx of asylum-seekers continues.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant shelter plan at Amundsen Park field house draws City Council member’s ire

“We can’t take these resources, especially in our underserved communities,” said 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro, who plans a community meeting Tuesday at the field house.

Chicago Sun-Times

Campaign to create funding to reduce homelessness finally launched in City Council

The “Bring Chicago Home” Coalition and its City Council allies introduced a measure to put a referendum on the ballot to allow a revised tax on high-end home sales,

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Expect Chicago’s migrant crisis to intensify as Democratic National Convention draws near, top mayoral aide says

GOP governors want to use the crisis to embarrass Democratic mayors, said Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s deputy chief of staff.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council members decry ‘lawlessness’ outside migrant shelters

During a three-hour hearing on the migrant crisis, Ald. Jeanette Taylor accused top mayoral aides of portraying a ridiculously rosy picture that doesn’t match the ugly conditions on the ground.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant crisis reverses decade-long enrollment decline at CPS, top mayoral aide says

To ensure better educational outcomes for the new arrivals, the Johnson administration plans to open an “enrollment center” at Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School in time for the first day of school on Aug. 21.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson building consensus behind the scenes before delivering progressive agenda, top aide says

The mayor risks disappointing progressive voters who put him in office, but deputy chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas isn’t concerned. In fact, the former state senator expects her fellow progressives to keep the heat on.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s cost to care for migrants arriving since August tops $100 million

CHICAGO -- The city of Chicago has spent more than $100 million to provide help and services to the thousands of migrants who have arrived in Chicago from south of the U.S. border since last August, mostly on personnel costs, officials said Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune

Most funding OKd by City Council for migrant crisis to be spent on personnel

Cristina Pacione-Zayas, first deputy chief of staff for Mayor Brandon Johnson, told a City Council committee that the administration wants to build the infrastructure for a welcoming city for immigrants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago migrant arrivals: Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to resettle asylum-seekers from shelters, but it won’t be immediate

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is turning its focus to resettling asylum-seekers amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis that’s seen thousands of new arrivals since last August.

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Firefighters’ pension bill could cost Chicago taxpayers $3 billion, city official says

The bill increasing pension benefits for Chicago firefighters hired after Jan. 1, 2011, is co-sponsored by state Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, whom Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has picked to serve as his deputy chief of staff

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