Migrants queue in the cold as they look for a shelter outside a Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York.
Andres Kudacki / Associated Press
Migrants queue in the cold as they look for a shelter outside a Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York.
Andres Kudacki / Associated Press

Thousands of migrants living in Chicago are trying to figure out where to get help with their pending immigration cases or work permit applications. Some migrants living in city shelters are getting help from government officials and local agencies. So far about 1,000 people have received work permits through those efforts. But many more living outside shelters are trying to figure out how and where to seek help. WBEZ’s immigration reporter Adriana Cardona-Maguigad is here to talk about it. 

Migrants queue in the cold as they look for a shelter outside a Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York.
Andres Kudacki / Associated Press
Migrants queue in the cold as they look for a shelter outside a Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York.
Andres Kudacki / Associated Press

Thousands of migrants living in Chicago are trying to figure out where to get help with their pending immigration cases or work permit applications. Some migrants living in city shelters are getting help from government officials and local agencies. So far about 1,000 people have received work permits through those efforts. But many more living outside shelters are trying to figure out how and where to seek help. WBEZ’s immigration reporter Adriana Cardona-Maguigad is here to talk about it.