Tragic Death of 5-Year-Old Migrant Boy in Chicago Shelter Revealed

A 5-year-old Venezuelan boy who died in a temporary migrant shelter in Chicago in December was found to have succumbed to sepsis and a bacterial infection causing strep throat, according to an autopsy. Contributing factors in his death included COVID-19, adenovirus, and rhinovirus. His death has raised concerns about conditions at migrant shelters and the response to an influx of asylum-seekers in Chicago, many of whom have struggled to find housing in the city's cold winters.