North Side residents resist plans to house migrants at Broadway Armory

-- PLAN. >>> REPORTER: MOST PROGRAMS SHUTDOWN TOMORROW LIKE THE FITNESS CENTER AND GYMNASTICS PROGRAM. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE FEELING LESS WELCOMING TO THE MIGRANTS AND FRUSTRATED WITH THE CITY WITH LACK OF COMMUNICATION TO SHUT DOWN THE SPACE TO THE PUBLIC. IT WAS ANOTHER RAUCOUS NIGHT ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE CITY'S ONGOING DILEMMA ON WHERE TO HOUSE AN EVER-GROWING POPULATION OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS. >> IT IS HARD FOR US TO REPURPOSE SPACE, BUT IT IS A TIME WE ARE LIVING RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO REPURPOSE SPACE. >>> REPORTER: 800 MIGRANTS ARE SLEEPING IN POLICE STATIONS AND AIRPORTS WAITING FOR SPACE TO JOINED THE 5700 OTHERS STAYING IN OPEN SHELTERS. AT MORE THAN 11,500 MIGRANTS HAVE FLOODED CHICAGO SINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, THE BROADWAY ARMORY WILL BE ONE OF THEM. GYMNASTICS AND POPULAR COMMUNITY ACCESS IN THE ARMORY WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC FOR NOW. THAT IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH RESIDENTS. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >>> REPORTER: IT IS A MORALLY DIVISIVE DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY WITH DEEP, DIVERSE IMMIGRANT ROOTS. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A ROOF, FOOD? >> IT IS BEING USED TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. >>> REPORTER: IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE SERVICES WERE SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE A DAILY HOT WHEELS WILL STILL BE OPEN AND AVAILABLE ONCE THE ARMORY BECOMES A SHELTER ON TUESDAY. THE CITY SAYS 25

Channel: ABC 7 Chicago

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Keywords: chicago migrants, migrants chicago, broadway armory, broadway armory park, broadway armory park fieldhouse, edgewater parks, broadway armory edgewater, edgewater chicago, migrants in chicago, chicago police migrants

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Length: 2min 8sec (128 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 28 2023