{"id":1847419,"date":"2023-02-15T06:05:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1847419"},"modified":"2023-02-15T06:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:07:47","slug":"chicago-pushing-to-house-illegals-in-kmart-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-pushing-to-house-illegals-in-kmart-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Pushing to House Illegals in Kmart Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-pushing-to-house-illegals-in-kmart-building%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1847419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">In response to growing concerns from residents of the South Side that Chicago is not able to accommodate migrants at its Southwest Side Kmart, Chicago temporarily suspended efforts to do so. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focusing on illegal immigrants<\/a> Over the city&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Kmart West Lawn shelter was to be opened in February. But, due to community demands for transparency, it was delayed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chicago city government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have serious questions and concerns about the safety and humanity of the proposed Kmart facility and its amenities,&#8221; Angie Guerrero-Cuellar, a state representative, spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times. &#8220;I have asked state agencies to pause this project until they can ensure this facility is constructed into adequate housing for young migrant families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have major concerns for the safety of the local community and the people who will be housed at this location,&#8221; A resident spoke out for the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/struggling-chicago-residents-outraged-lori-lightfoots-decision-house-migrants-help-own-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018STRUGGLING\u2019CHIICAGO RESIDENTS OUTRAGED AT LORI LIGHTFOOT\u2019S DECISION TO HOUSEMIGRANTS \u2018HELP MY OWN FIRST\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Residents-of-Chicagos-Woodlawn-neighborhood-protest-shelter-for-migrants-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"As a \" sanctuary city  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>As an example: &#8220;sanctuary city,&#8221; Chicago offers protection to undocumented migrants from federal enforcement and is open to all regardless of immigration status.<\/span> <span>(Fox 32 Chicago)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At this moment, it is not known when the building will open to migrants.<\/p>\n<p>After opening the former James Wadsworth elementary school, in Chicago&#8217;s Woodlawn, as temporary refuge for migrants, the city faced backlash. Despite neighbors&#8217; resistance, the building opened in February. &#8220;willing to be arrested&#8221; In their protest against the project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/border-towns-hospital-running-resources-brink-collapse-caring-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BORDER TOWN&#8217;S ONLY HOSPITAL \u2018RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES&#8217;, ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE CARING FOR MIGRANTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents of the neighborhood stood in front of the migrant-filled buses, urging the city to provide resources to locals rather than the migrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Residents-of-Chicagos-Woodlawn-neighborhood-protest-shelter-for-migrants-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A few dozen Woodlawn neighborhood residents gathered to protest a proposal to shelter migrants at James Wadsworth Elementary School in Chicago.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A few dozen Woodlawn neighborhood residents gathered to protest a proposal to shelter migrants at James Wadsworth Elementary School in Chicago.<\/span> <span>(Fox 32 Chicago)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The community feels disrespected, they feel as though they were not included, and they need answers today,&#8221; resident Jennifer Maddox told Fox 32.<\/p>\n<p>Another resident called out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/struggling-chicago-residents-outraged-lori-lightfoots-decision-house-migrants-help-own-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot<\/a>, who is up for reelection on Feb. 28: &#8220;There is a lack of resources in our community, we don\u2019They don&#8217;t have to be suckered by anyone else. &#8220;We&#8217;re tired, Ms. Lightfoot,&#8221; said she.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The city wasn\u2019t transparent with the residents \u2013 us \u2013 and we are not going to be transparent with them,&#8221; As he protested, Andre Smith spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times. &#8220;They didn\u2019t work with us, so we\u2019re not working with them. We\u2019re not moving; we\u2019re willing to be arrested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago police officers were present at the scene as three buses full of migrants arrived at the school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1243450155.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Migrants board a chartered bus traveling to Chicago outside the Migrant Welcome Center in El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Migrants board an unchartered bus that travels to Chicago, despite being stopped by the Migrant Welcome Center, El Paso (Texas), on Sept. 22, 2022.<\/span> <span>(Paul Ratje)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By October 2022, about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chicago-received-more-than-3000-migrants-from-texas-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3,667 Illegal Migrants<\/a> Thousands of people continue to travel from Texas to the Democrat-run cities, as evidenced by President Joe Biden\u2019s open-border policies.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a proclamation of disaster in October to provide resources for migrants being bussed into the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The office of the mayor<\/a> Fox News Digital did not respond to the request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><i>Sarah Rumpf from Fox News contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Aubrie Spady, a freelance production assistant at Fox News Digital, is Aubrie Spady.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to growing concerns from residents of the South Side that Chicago is not able to accommodate migrants at its Southwest Side Kmart, Chicago temporarily suspended efforts to do so. focusing on illegal immigrants Over the city&#8217;s residents. 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