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Migrants stand in line to receive food from the nonprofit Chi-Care Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. In the city of Chicago's latest attempt to provide shelter to incoming migrants, several CTA buses were parked in the area of 800 South Desplaines Street to house people in cold winter weather.

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