During public comment, one calls to lift the 60 day limit for asylum-seeker shelters while 3 others focus on racial inequality in resource distribution between Black citizens and non-Black immigrants, calling the situation in Venezuela a fabricated "scam"

Rep from @BPNCchicago demands more from the fed gov, citing the DNC as an opportunity. In eng/esp, Chicago resident of 30 years originally from Ecuador calls city for potential protection of Ecuadorians and "all human beings coming for refuge."

@BPNCchicago An unhoused public commenter says "y'all don't consider the Black American plight, while you put so much money into this new arrivals initiative." Rep from CAAEJ ties climate disasters's role in migration to Chi's responsibility to address climate issues for all

@BPNCchicago Moving to U Visa resolution, citing @ballesteros_312's @injusticewatch 2022 investigation that found that CPD denies U visa certification requests at a higher rate than other large cities

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch U Visas = "U nonimmigrant status", which allows noncitizens who have been victims of certain crimes to "live and work in the United States for up to four years, with extensions in some cases." Rep from @NIJC is answering questions

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC Olave @NIJC, trains CPD on U Visas, says part of the problem is lack of transparency on eligibility criteria. "You have to have it accessible. Clearly those are issues that we're having difficulty with now. A reluctance by [CPD] to join us today is evidence of that."

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC Olave says there's room for improvement in creating a website that walks people through the app process and increasing access to legal rep when appealing improper denials.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC Olave states that U Visa cert can be "denied because the original officer believed that the person was not actually a victim of a crime." Discussion @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward focused on better support to people, mostly women, with domestic violence cases in U Visa application.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward Meeting moves to 2nd resolution on TPS for Ecuadorian citizens migrating to the US. Consul General of Ecuador and Pachamak Foundation present.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward She brings up the 2016 earthquake that alone caused damages est at $3 bil, political violence/cartel activities since 2020 - "the compounded factors hindered econ recovery and exacerbated poverty and unemployment, making it unsafe and unfeasible for Ecuadorians to return home."

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward One Ecuadorian immigrant, a small business owner, testifies "If this benefit [TPS] will be granted [we will] to continue creating employment, to help the economy of IL, and we will pay taxes, not only in the state level, but also in the federal level."

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd asks Ecuadorian General Counsel Revelo if Ecuador is shutting their doors "as of July 1 to migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa." Revelo responds, "What you said is not right, it's inaccurate." Meeting in recess for 10 min to get confirmation on facts.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd Resolution passes as a recommendation at next City Council, but Ecuador's border restrictions is unconfirmed.
News outlets have reported that Ecuador will end visa-free entry into the country for Chinese citizens, including @VOANews

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews Meeting moves on subject mattering hearing to explore and address implications of climate change induced migration to Chicago.
"it is in our best interest as a city to discuss how to be prepared, because the migration will continue," says @Andrefor40th @40thforward

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod's research found that "institutional relationships/collaborations developed before climate migrants arrival are critical" and orgs with "cultural competencies and expertise were most successful in addressing the needs of climate migrant populations."

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod She highlights the importance of framing climate migration as a feature of "interrelated and ongoing disasters" and not an "isolated secondary effect of climate change."
"No communities sending or receiving will be immune from climate threats," she concludes.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow's Rachel Drew bases recs on the assumption "that housing is the foundation for responding to migration events." Research finds that migrants tend to have little knowledge about the operation of local housing markets and needed considerable help to understand.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow Current "climate havens" for migrants are Sun Belt and Gulf Coast states (AZ, TX, FL), not yet northern cities like Chi, though it is likely to be more popular in the future. Chi can invest in peer-learning on policies from southern regions to be prepared.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS reiterates that there is no widely accepted definition for climate migration. "For some, labor migration is a better way to describe this movement, as people migrate temporarily to supplement their losses due to climate change."

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS Jorge Mena Robles @UICLCC brings climate change discussion back to ongoing local issues by spotlighting "sacrifice zones," Black and Latino communities in the southwest and far south side, that are most affected by environmental pollution.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS @UICLCC @Andrefor40th pauses Robles to ask two members of the public to leave due to disruption of Robles' presentation. Robles' resumes.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS @UICLCC Floor opens to alder questions. @Andrefor40th asks if the city has conducted risk assessment/planning to anticipate climate-related migration to the city? @ChicagoOEMC Lyman says yes.
@AldPatDowell3rd requests for expanded scope to include Sub-Saharan African countries.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS @UICLCC @ChicagoOEMC @RossanaFor33 asks (remote) for successful models from other cities that may help serve as a blueprint for Chicago on how to respond to climate-related migration.

@BPNCchicago @ballesteros_312 @injusticewatch @NIJC @AldRodriguez22 @the48thward @AldPatDowell3rd @VOANews @Andrefor40th @40thforward @urbaninstitute @AnneNJunod @EnterpriseNow @ALIANZAAMERICAS @UICLCC @ChicagoOEMC @RossanaFor33 Meeting scheduled to adjourn at 3 p.m. for the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights meeting, but I have to jump now. For more meeting coverage, check out .
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