>> CHICAGO OFFICIAL TELL US MORE THAN HALF OF 900 MIGRANTS EVICTED FROM CITY SHELTERS ARE ONCE AGAIN LIVING IN THOSE FACILITIES.

THE NEWS COMES AS OFFICIALS PLANS TO START EVICTING FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM CITY SHELTERS ON MONDAY, A DECISION THAT'S RAISING SOME QUESTIONS.

WDW NEWS REPORTER HEATHER SHARON JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

HEATHER, WE KNOW WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ENFORCING THE 60 DAY LIMIT ON MOST ADULTS.

DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE GONE?

>> SO THE CITY IS NOT TRACKING WHETHER THEY'RE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR IF THEY'RE DOUBLING UP WITH FRIENDS OR OTHER PEOPLE IN CHICAGO.

BUT WE DO KNOW THAT APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE WHO HIT THAT 60 DAY LIMIT REAPPLIED FOR SHELTERS, THE SHELTER BEDS, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE RIGHT BACK.

LIVING IN CITY FACILITIES WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE THEY HIT THAT LIMIT, RAISING REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE CITY IN THE STATE ARE DOING ENOUGH TO GET THEM ON THEIR FEET AND STARTING A NEW LIFE HERE IN CHICAGO.

SO SOMEONE LIKE THEY'RE JUST CYCLING BACK NOW.

WE KNOW CITY OFFICIALS SAID THEY WOULD NOT EVICT FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM CITY SHELTERS UNTIL AFTER THE SCHOOL.

>> AND DID WE KNOW THAT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS OUR OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

SO STARTING ON TUESDAY AND THEN FOR THE NEXT WEEK, APPROXIMATELY 120 PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM THE SHELTER, EVICTIONS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

IF NOW IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE PLACES TO GO OR WHETHER THEY WILL COME BACK TO THE LANDING ZONE WHERE THE CITY STARTS PROCESS IS MIGRANTS.

>> REAPPLY FOR SHELTER SPACE.

THIS COMES AFTER MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON WAS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE NOT TO EVICT FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THAT COULD HAVE MEANT THEY HAD TO LEAVE THEIR SCHOOL AND START AN ENTIRELY NEW PROCESS AND IS IS LAW ENFORCE IS ENFORCEMENT THE 60 DAYS LIMIT SHELTER?

STAY WORKING LIKE MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORKING.

WELL, COMMISSIONER BRANDI CAN EZZY OF THE DEPARTMENT FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TOLD ME THAT, QUOTE, THE CITY OF CHICAGO CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS SHELTER, STATE POLICIES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS OF ANY MAJOR CITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS BEEN CLEAR THAT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO RE-ENTER TEMPORARY SHELTER SITES WHEN THEY REACH THEIR SHELTER EXIT DATE.

IF THEY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE HOUSING, THE QUESTION IS, WILL THAT POLICY HOLD AND SO MANY MORE PEOPLE PREPARE TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE SHELTER.

SO WE KNOW THAT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IS AROUND THE CORNER AND CITY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WARNING THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT WILL BE SENDING MORE BUSES TO CAUSE CHAOS DURING THE CONVENTION.

>> HAS HE DONE THAT?

HAVE WE'VE SEEN NOT YET.

OF COURSE, THE CONVENTION IS STILL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO SIGN OF A BIG SURGE, EVEN AS THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS MAKING THEIR WAY TO CHICAGO CONTINUES TO INCREASE STEADILY BY ABOUT 5% EVERY MONTH THE BEGINNING OF THE WARM WEATHER.

>> NOW AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN CITY SHELTERS DROPPED BY 13% JUST IN THE PAST MONTH.

TODAY, THERE ARE FEWER THAN 7,000 MIGRANTS LIVING IN CITY FACILITIES.

WHETHER THAT HOLDS AS WE APPROACH MID AUGUST IS A BIG QUESTION WILL.

THANK YOU,