Airport as a flophouse. That is...new.
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People, including babies and the elderly, are being forced to sleep on cardboard mats on the floor. There is no medical care, little food, and sanitary facilities are inadequate.
This is deplorable for a sanctuary city. Why aren't the city leaders opening their homes? Why aren't their supporters opening their homes?
This is tragic.
Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population of asylum-seekers arriving by plane.
Hundreds of migrants, from babies to the elderly, live inside a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 1. They sleep on cardboard pads on the floor and share airport bathrooms. A private firm monitors their movements.
Like New York and other cities, Chicago has struggled to house asylum-seekers, slowly moving people out of temporary spaces and into shelters and, in the near future, tents. But Chicago’s use of airports is unusual, having been rejected elsewhere, and highlights the city’s haphazard response to the crisis. The practice also has raised concerns about safety and the treatment of people fleeing violence and poverty.