Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to relocate over 1,000 immigrants who are waiting for a spot in city-operated shelters from Chicago police stations to camps, as hundreds continue to arrive from the southern border.

Johnson offered a preview of his initiative to establish "more suitable" camps with large tents for over 1,600 immigrants, with the goal of relocating them out of police buildings by the winter. This is the latest move by Johnson's administration as law enforcement authorities and community members continue to express their opposition to the growing number of immigrants in the Windy City.

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“We’ve identified multiple locations around the city that can be suitable to treat the families of individuals, who by law are seeking asylum constitutionally, legally, to have a place that recognizes their dignity,” Johnson told the Chicago Tribune.

Since Aug. 31, 2022, 13,500 immigrants have arrived in Chicago. As of last week, 1,576 migrants were living in Chicago police stations and another 418 were sleeping inside O’Hare International Airport, according to city data.

Fraternal Order of Police members have criticized the Johnson administration for the number of people staying in police stations. President John Catanzara, a vocal opponent of Johnson, once called the immigrant situation "unacceptable and ridiculous working conditions."

Johnson did not offer specifics about his plan, but he said on Friday he would not rule out new or increased levies to pay for the services.

“So the sacrifices that will be required in this moment will be necessary from all of us, every single level of government,” Johnson said at a news conference unrelated to immigrant relocation when asked about whether additional revenue will be needed.

“Look, I can tell you that the cost of inaction will be far more substantial,” he continued. “The point here is: Police stations being used as landing zones, that’s what I inherited. And I’ve said that from the very beginning that this is not dignified. So my plan is to move, with expediency, families out of police stations into housing and shelter that’s more suitable.”

Asking for increased taxpayer funds to support relocating immigrants comes at a time when Johnson is already facing anger from Chicago residents who are growing tired of housing immigrants and wish financial and physical resources would go toward city issues.

In May, the Chicago City Council announced that $51 million in financial aid from the budget surplus would go toward addressing the influx of immigrants bused from Texas, and the announcement received heavy backlash from Republicans.

It is likely raising taxes will not be well received by community members. Alderman Anthony Beale told reporters on Friday that he would be wary of asking residents to make more sacrifices.

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"We have to be compassionate … At the same time, at some point, we have to stop people from coming to Chicago because we cannot continue to absorb people coming and supporting them like this every single day,” Beale said.

When asked for an alternative solution, Beale said, "Well, you can turn the buses around and send them back where they came from."