There are currently more than 50 migrants sleeping at Pilsen's 12th District, with more coming in every day.
The sight is but a microcosm of what is happening at police stations all over the city. A husband and wife arrived there four days ago after a two month journey from Venezuela, where they left their five young children behind.
"The shelter can't take us without coming to the police station first," Jonathan Montilla, a Venezuelan migrant, said in Spanish. "Here, they gave us a wristband with a number, and told us we might have to wait up to 10 days for a shelter to take us."Title 42 has expired. Here's what happens next "They're going to have to fight and struggle like many of us did to make it out of their situation. It's not going to come easily," Delgado said.
For now, the folks at Bethel Temple plan to open their doors up to some 30 people who, according to what the city is telling them, will only spend a few days there until they are moved into a more stable shelter space.
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