Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration defended his proposal to erect tent encampments for migrants amid mounting criticism of a security firm contracted for the plan and rising cost estimates for dealing with asylum seekers.
A migrant family rests at a temporary shelter inside the bus and shuttle center at O'Hare International Airport on Sept. 27, 2023.
“There is an impression that there will be a less-than offering. There is an impression that these will be detention centers,” she said. “That is absolutely not the case. We are working with GardaWorld to ensure that we are centering the dignity, the respect and the humanity that these individuals absolutely deserve.”
“If we have existing facilities, we ought to use all of those that are willing to do it,” Pritzker told reporters at an unrelated event in Chicago. Pacione-Zayas’ response to Pritzker’s lack of enthusiasm for the base camps hinted at tensions as well. “I would just say that we’re in a position right now, where expediency is one of the levers,” she said.
“GardaWorld Federal Services has supported migrant and vulnerable populations with critical services for over 20 years,” the statement read. “GWFS has provided shelter and site management services for vulnerable populations in response to all major U.S. natural disasters and declared emergencies since 2002.”
Immigration advocates in Denver who helped sink a proposed $40 million contract to run migrant shelters there, the Denver Post reported.
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