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Chicago migrant shelter evictions delayed until February due to wintry weather

By FOX 32 News
Published  January 18, 2024 4:23pm CST
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Chicago migrant shelter evictions delayed until February due to wintry weather

As hundreds of newly-arrived migrants await placement in a shelter, Chicago leaders are once again delaying shelter evictions due to extreme weather.

CHICAGO - As hundreds of newly-arrived migrants await placement in a shelter, Chicago leaders are once again delaying shelter evictions due to extreme weather. 

The city's 60-day maximum shelter stay policy was supposed to go into effect in January 2024, but will not be enforced until Feb. 1. 

The extension applies to about 700 migrants.

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Thirteen migrants have been living in the temporary shelter system since 2022.