Migrants in a Chicago shelter lived in unsafe conditions before and after the high-profile death of a child at the shelter, according to an investigation by Borderless Magazine, with support from the Fund. Mauricio Pena, Katrina Pham and Nissa Rhee reported that a dozen migrants filed complaints of inhumane conditions, including freezing temperatures in the shelter and outbreaks of chickenpox, the flu and other infections, with no medical care. After a seven-year-old boy died in the shelter, Chicago officials vowed to improve conditions, but Borderless interviewed dozens of migrants who say unsafe, unsanitary conditions persist.
Grantee reveals that Chicago officials ignored warnings of migrant shelter conditions leading up to child’s death – and that unsafe conditions persist
