Tenant advocates say many workers are staying home due to fears of immigration raids, putting some households behind on rent.
Chicago tenant advocates are calling on city leaders to issue a moratorium on eviction filings as ICE raids prompt immigrant workers to stay home, putting some households behind on rent.
As Madison Savedra reports for Block Club Chicago, “Tenants say there is precedent for this ask: during the COVID-19 pandemic, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Pritzker instituted a city-wide and state-wide eviction moratorium for people affected by the pandemic.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he is “willing to look into” the moratorium as an option. “Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), who represents a majority-Latino ward and chairs the Committee on Housing and Real Estate, said an eviction moratorium is something local and state leaders should look into, but added he’d also be interested in potential rental assistance for residents and business owners who have faced economic hardships due to the recent immigration sweeps.”
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