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‘Teens for Migrants' host holiday party
A holiday party for migrants who recently arrived in Chicago was held at The Latin School of Chicago, Telemundo Chicago’s Alfonso Gutierrez reports.
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CPS Board acts to protect migrant students
The Chicago Public Schools Board moved to protect migrant students ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second presidency, Telemundo Chicago Priscilla Ferreyra reports.
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Migrant family details journey from shelter to apartment in Chicago
A migrant family is detailing their journey to Chicago, including a stay at a shelter and now an apartment on the city’s Southwest Side. NBC Chicago’s Sandra Torres reports.
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Chicago migrant shelters to close, merge residents into existing programs
There was a time earlier this year that Chicago and the State of Illinois was opening a new migrant shelter every week, but with buses stopping operations, the city is making massive changes.
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Brandon Johnson announces massive shift in migrant arrival policies
With the flow of migrants seeking asylum drastically slowing down, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced big changes to the city’s policies, as Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Young girl reunites with family in Waukegan after crossing into country from southern border
A 12-year-old girl who crossed into the country from the southern border as an unaccompanied minor was reunited with her family in the Chicago area Thursday.
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Young girl who crossed US border unaccompanied reunited with family
A young girl who crossed the United States border unaccompanied was reunited with her family. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Chicago to close 3 migrant shelters in October
The city of Chicago is slated to close three migrant shelters in October as bus arrivals from Texas and border crossings decrease.
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Chicago to close 3 migrant shelters next month
The city of Chicago is slated to close three migrant shelters in October as vacancies in the facilities have increased. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.
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False claims that migrant gangs took over apartments spread like wildfire online
False claims that gangs of migrants have taken over apartment buildings in Illinois and Colorado spread like wildfire online, but JC Navarette examines why that kind of misinformation spreadsso quickly.
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New Chicago migrant shelter a joint effort of governments, faith organizations
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle gave a warm welcome to migrants staying at a new shelter at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church.
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New Chicago migrant shelter a joint effort of governments, faith organizations
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle gave a warm welcome to migrants staying at a new shelter at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, and Evrod Cassimy has the story.
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More migrants in Chicago to be evicted from shelters as new facility opens
While a new family migrant shelter is opening on Chicago’s Northwest Side, other asylum-seekers will soon be evicted from other facilities, as Regina Waldroup explains.
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Broadway Armory restores park district programming
The Broadway Armory Park on Chicago’s North Side reopened to the public on Saturday, becoming the latest park district facility to restore programming after serving as a migrant shelter.NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Broadway Armory restores park district programming after migrants moved from facility
The Broadway Armory Park on Chicago’s North Side reopened to the public on Saturday, becoming the latest park district facility to restore programming after serving as a migrant shelter. “I could cry right now,” said resident Gale Kryzak. “I think it was very hard on the whole community.” Kryzak, who lives in Edgewater, was among the residents who weren’t...
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NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago to present landmark documentary on migrant families and their journeys
The migrant “crisis,” as it has been frequently referenced, has become one of Chicago’s most publicly polarizing scenarios over the past two years, which has often been cited by intense pushback by neighborhood residents and accompanying racial tension. But there is another side to this story.
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NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago to present landmark documentary on migrant families and their journeys
The migrant “crisis,” as it has been frequently referenced, has become one of Chicago’s most publicly polarizing scenarios over the past two years, which has often been cited by intense pushback by neighborhood residents and accompanying racial tension. But there is another side to this story.
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‘Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago' Official Trailer
In this documentary from NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, reporters Sandra Torres and Ivon Espitia and Senior Digital Producer DS Shin followed the lives of two families and several individuals for six months to tell their stories of leaving Venezuela to seek asylum in the United States to provide a better life for their families.
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‘So many people in tents': New documentary follows migrant families' struggles, triumphs in Chicago
“Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago,” an hour-long documentary from NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, explores the human side of the city’s migrant crisis.
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Documentary: ‘Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago'
In this documentary from NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, reporters Sandra Torres and Ivon Espitia and Senior Digital Producer DS Shin followed the lives of two families and several individuals for six months to tell their stories of leaving Venezuela to seek asylum in the United States to provide a better life for their families.