Immigration Asylum Cities
Migrants from Venezuela take shelter in the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on Monday, May 1, 2023. Chicago has seen the number of new arrivals grow tenfold in recent days. Shelter space is scarce and migrants awaiting a bed are sleeping on floors in police stations and airports. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
Immigration Asylum Cities

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Checking in with Chicago service providers helping migrants

How are service providers keeping up with the influx of migrants coming to the city?

Migrants from Venezuela take shelter in the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on Monday, May 1, 2023. Chicago has seen the number of new arrivals grow tenfold in recent days. Shelter space is scarce and migrants awaiting a bed are sleeping on floors in police stations and airports. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
By Micah Yason

As Chicago continues to be under a state of emergency, local agencies, groups and individuals are stepping up to help asylum seekers with housing, health check-ups and other needs.

Reset hears from people working on the ground to support migrants and learns about an effort to provide trauma-informed training to volunteers.

GUESTS: Evelyn Figueroa, director of Pilsen Food Pantry

Erika Villegas, volunteer with the 8th District police station

Stephanie Willding, CEO of CommunityHealth

Laura Mendoza, immigration organizer with The Resurrection Project

Adi Lerner, program manager with The Resurrection Project

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Immigration Asylum Cities
Migrants from Venezuela take shelter in the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on Monday, May 1, 2023. Chicago has seen the number of new arrivals grow tenfold in recent days. Shelter space is scarce and migrants awaiting a bed are sleeping on floors in police stations and airports. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
Immigration Asylum Cities

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Checking in with Chicago service providers helping migrants

How are service providers keeping up with the influx of migrants coming to the city?

Migrants from Venezuela take shelter in the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on Monday, May 1, 2023. Chicago has seen the number of new arrivals grow tenfold in recent days. Shelter space is scarce and migrants awaiting a bed are sleeping on floors in police stations and airports. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
By Micah Yason

As Chicago continues to be under a state of emergency, local agencies, groups and individuals are stepping up to help asylum seekers with housing, health check-ups and other needs.

Reset hears from people working on the ground to support migrants and learns about an effort to provide trauma-informed training to volunteers.

GUESTS: Evelyn Figueroa, director of Pilsen Food Pantry

Erika Villegas, volunteer with the 8th District police station

Stephanie Willding, CEO of CommunityHealth

Laura Mendoza, immigration organizer with The Resurrection Project

Adi Lerner, program manager with The Resurrection Project

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