Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
2025
Pages
1-19
Abstract
This project explores the situations and experiences of new arrivals/asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Chicago. Chicago has experienced a significant increase in the number of newcomers, due to Operation Lone Star, launched by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in March 2021. Since August 2022, Governor Abbott has bused more than 30,000 migrants to Chicago. The City of Chicago has acknowledged its responsibility to welcome everyone regardless of immigration status, adopting a proactive stance toward this humanitarian emergency. However, newcomers still struggle to get access to basic needs in the city. We have conducted a face-to-face, cross-sectional survey to collect data on access to basic needs such as housing, food, and healthcare, as well as the challenges newcomers have faced both in Chicago and in their countries of origin.
The survey was conducted in Spanish between April and June 2025 in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The research team partnered with community organizations across various neighborhoods to connect with newly arrived individuals and administer the survey in trusted, safe environments, using a convenience sampling method to reach this vulnerable population. All survey administrators were bilingual and communicated with respondents in Spanish. Only one person per household was eligible to participate, and all participants were required to be at least 18 years old. Respondents completed the survey individually and in privacy using tablets equipped with Qualtrics software. The final sample includes 318 respondents.
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To cite in English: Paredes, Cristian L., Keyla Navarrete, Anna E. Bullock, Brianna Hernandez, and Raymond A. Akumbilim. 2026. “Pre-Migration Victimization and Fear of Violent Crime among New Arrivals in Chicago.” Loyola University Chicago, Sociology Training and Research Lab: STAR Technical Report 1.
To cite in Spanish: Paredes, Cristian L., Keyla Navarrete, Anna E. Bullock, Brianna Hernandez y Raymond A. Akumbilim. 2026. “Victimización y miedo al crimen violento en el país de origen de los migrantes recién llegados a Chicago.” Loyola University Chicago, Sociology Training and Research Lab: STAR Reporte técnico 1.