Illinois provides migrants with hotel housing in Chicago

The state of Illinois is temporarily providing hotel rooms to house up to 200 asylum-seekers in Chicago.

About 30 hotel rooms were available Saturday night, with additional rooms available Sunday.

The announcement comes after the City of Chicago requested more resources given the latest increase in new arrivals from Texas. Illinois has seen thousands of asylum-seekers arrive since last year, with most people coming from Venezuela.

Illinois did not coordinate or receive advanced notice from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he sent “an unprecedented number” of asylum-seekers in recent days, according to a Sunday news release from the state.

“(The Illinois Department of Human Services) continues to welcome our new neighbors with support services and assistance with work-permit applications, which will ultimately hasten their journey to self-sufficiency,” said Dulce Quintero, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Human Services.

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