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On a recent sunny afternoon in Woodlawn, more than a dozen men from Venezuela gathered in a parking lot outside a shuttered elementary school that is now a shelter for migrants, kicking a soccer ball and blaring music from cars.
Over all, 4,760 new arrivals are in seven temporary shelters and three respite centers across the city, as of Friday, according to a statement from city officials.
This is the new normal for cities dealing with record levels of border crossings as city officials have turned to homeless shelters, hotels and churches to accommodate the migrants.