19th Ward Mutual Aid

The Ben Joravsky Show: Say Welcome, Chicago “Erica Sagrans explains why the time has come to re-think our attitude toward immigrants and the border.” ABC Chicago: City council tackles migrant housing challenges by looking for solutions helping all Chicagoans “Members of the Chicago City Council are looking for new ways to deal with the housing crisis that impacts new arrivals, …

Chicago Tribune: Experts say anti-immigrant rhetoric led to viral — and incorrect — allegations of a migrant takeover (gift link)Block Club Chicago: No, Armed Venezuelan Migrants Did Not Take Over A Chicago Apartment Building “Elon Musk and some prominent right-wing social media accounts widely circulated claims that dozens of migrants with guns and motorcycles “took over” a South Side apartment. …

Chicago Sun-Times: Despite expected surge in arrivals, no buses carrying migrants have come to Chicago during DNC (19th Ward Mutual Aid was interviewed) Axios Chicago: Why the DNC migrant surge didn’t happen Bloomberg: Chicago’s Migrant Surge Is Stirring Trouble for Democrats in DNC Host City WTTW: From Immigration to Infrastructure, What a Harris Victory Could Mean for Chicago National News …

The New York Times: For Convention Goers in Chicago, the Issue of Migrants Comes Into Full View (gift link) The Washington Post: Chicago’s migrant crisis in spotlight as Democrats prepare for convention WTTW: DNC Set to Kick Off Without Renewed Surge of Migrants From Texas, Defying Officials’ Warnings CBS Chicago: City is prepared for flood of migrants during DNC, but …

Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago’s deadbeat migrant landlords get millions from City Hall despite tax troubles, other government debts The Chicago Tribune: Study reveals anti-immigrant speeches sway voters based on rhetoric and not lived experiences (share link) South Side Weekly: Chicago Prepares for Possible Migrant Surge Ahead of DNC WGN Chicago: 12 hospitalized after falling ill at West Town migrant shelter Chicago …

Chicago Tribune: Chicago not expecting migrant surge ahead of DNC, city official says (share link)CBS Chicago: Will Texas governor flood Chicago with migrants just in time for DNC? An expert has doubts The Record North Shore: 1,000 care packages await migrants who may arrive in Wilmette in advance of DNC Fox 32 Chicago: Chicago prepares for potential migrant surge during …

Chicago Sun-Times: Migrant advocates prepare for potential influx of asylum-seekers ahead of DNC“Though the stream of migrants being sent to Chicago has recently slowed, migrant advocates say they are ready in case a surge arrives ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.” CWB Chicago: Migrant charged with manufacture-delivery of cocaine and pot near downtown park National News The New York …

Politico Illinois Playbook: The muted migrant crisisThe Chicago Tribune: Migrant shot as tensions rise between day laborers and law enforcement officers at Home Depot (gift link)WTTW’s Latino Voices: Migrants Who Came to Chicago 2 Years Ago Prepare to Help Other New Arrivals Should a DNC-Induced Increase Occur National + International News New York Times: A Growing Number of Homeless Migrants …

WGN Chicago: Chicago no longer expecting huge influx of migrants ahead of Democratic convention Daily Herald: Will DNC bring migrant influx to Chicago? Municipalities, organizations prepare for possible bump City Bureau: ‘They grabbed me like I was a doll’: Day laborers say they are being beaten and targeted outside Home Depot by off-duty Chicago police working security Chicago Tribune: Migrant …

The Chicago Tribune: Migrant homeless encampment cleared; city officials deny it’s because of DNC (share link)The Chicago Tribune: Controversial staffing firm to remain in Chicago migrant shelters: ‘Right now, Favorite is our solution’ (share link) The Chicago Tribune: A migrant family’s first year in Chicago: sadness, setbacks and ‘beautiful moments’ (share link) The Chicago Tribune: Trump sought to pit Black …