Mayor Brandon Johnson initially proposed relocating asylum seekers from the Standard Club shelter downtown to a new facility in Chicago's 11th Ward, aiming to clear the area before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). This plan faced strong opposition from Ald. Nicole Lee and local property owners, citing environmental and safety concerns. Criticism also emerged over the approach being seen as a way to 'export the mess' of downtown shelters to less visible neighborhoods, described as cynical and potentially harmful. Following the backlash, Mayor Johnson withdrew the proposal, acknowledging the stiff resistance from the community and issues with property owners who reported not being contacted directly by the city but through a broker, ReloShare, about leasing their properties for the shelter.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is pulling his proposal to open a new migrant shelter in the city's 11th Ward. https://t.co/1iXjT0TmN4
Mayor Brandon Johnson is pulling his proposal to open a new migrant shelter in the city's 11th Ward. https://t.co/xiqccdFGBS
Johnson pulls plans to place migrant shelter site in 11th Ward after stiff opposition from alderman, property owners @byaliceyin https://t.co/nKtyVdcGN4
Mayor Brandon Johnson announced he is pulling his proposal to move migrants from downtown to a new shelter in the 11th Ward in the face of stiff opposition. https://t.co/NDRKCIG33R
Change of mind from @ChicagosMayor on 11th Ward migrant shelter: https://t.co/qrxaIqcZFm
Johnson pulls plans to place migrant shelter site in 11th Ward after stiff opposition from alderman, property owners https://t.co/8lWpQRHv8R
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration pulls “preliminary” plan to house migrants in 11th Ward site after property owners tell Trib they were never contact by the city and refuse to lease to them. City responds that’s true but maintains they reached out via a broker (ReloShare) https://t.co/OV6QfP1pli https://t.co/XTIZ8K1wIc
Alderman opposes Johnson’s proposed new migrant shelter location ahead of Democratic convention https://t.co/IcAAcVn3p2
Alderman opposes Johnson's proposed new migrant shelter location ahead of Democratic convention, @byaliceyin w the details. https://t.co/e0N283GEmK
"Out of sight, out of mind." @ChicagosMayor "Potemkin" Johnson wants to export the mess of downtown migrant shelters to the neighborhoods to "keep up appearances" for when the DNC arrives. This is cynical, dishonest and dangerous for Chicagoans and illegal migrants alike. https://t.co/QoA7VN6Q0d
New: Ald. Nicole Lee tells constituents that Mayor Brandon Johnson is seeking to open a new migrant shelter in her 11th Ward and move asylum seekers away from downtown Standard Club shelter ahead of the DNC, a move she vehemently criticized over environmental and safety concerns https://t.co/RaS5zwp3Xy