Mayor Brandon Johnson initially announced the new 60-day shelter stay limit for migrants during a news conference last week. [City of Chicago livestream]

Shelter stays for migrants arriving in Chicago will be limited to 60 days under new policy details Mayor Brandon Johnson announced on Friday.  

Migrants who arrived in 2022 and are currently in shelters — about 50 people — were issued 60-day notices on Friday, and migrants arriving in shelters on or after Friday are also receiving the 60-day stay notices. The 50 people who have been in shelters since 2022 are spread among only three of the city’s 25 shelters.