Daywatch: Tensions rise over tent city plan for migrants in Brighton Park

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Tension on the Southwest Side escalated Tuesday over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to erect winterized tents to house migrants in Brighton Park beginning with an early-morning scuffle between police and protesters and ending with a passionate community meeting Tuesday night that saw hundreds turn out.

A line of residents snaked down the sidewalk at Kelly College Preparatory High School for the meeting to discuss a plan to build a migrant base camp on a vacant parking lot at 38th Street and California Avenue. The auditorium quickly filled to capacity, and many were left outside.

“Let them in! Let them in!” shouted residents, as city officials tried to calmly lay out their plan to house thousands of migrants in the encampment. Residents could be heard yelling their concerns from outside.

At the meeting, many of the residents who spoke said they are immigrants themselves. While some expressed a desire to help provide wraparound services and bilingual support, most voiced strong opposition to the mayor’s plan.

Read the full story from the Tribune’s Laura Rodríguez Presa and Nell Salzman.

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