Michael Loria
Staff Reporter
A curtained-off portion of the airport has been used for months as a migrant shelter, and advocates worry about the conditions.
La Municipalidad está tomando medidas para abrir un par de nuevos refugios, uno en el lado sur y otro en el lado norte.
The first, located at a Kenwood hotel, is expected to open next week. The city’s real estate committee also approved the purchase of a former North Park Marine Corps site to become another shelter.
The credit union — Leaders Network Financial in partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union — is open to members of the Leaders Network. They hope to open a branch at 5600 W. Madison St. in February, with a possible interim branch before then.
El grupo ha insinuado la posibilidad de cerrar durante meses, ya que el esfuerzo ha sido apoyado completamente por donaciones y voluntarios.
Actualmente hay unos 30 inmigrantes alojados en la estación de Ogden y 30 en la estación de Town Hall.
El Equipo Móvil de Salud para Migrantes empezó a trabajar a principios de mayo con unos pocos estudiantes de medicina y médicos, y ha crecido hasta contar con unos 200 voluntarios.
The team got started in early May with just a few medical school students and doctors and has grown to about 200 volunteers. It’s the primary source of care for those staying temporarily at police stations.
The Ogden and Town Hall police districts had been emptied due to allegations of sexual misconduct. The city said a rising number of immigrants arriving has forced them to reuse the stations.