Chicago’s migrant shelters will be shut down at the end of the year and absorbed into an existing system for homeless residents, Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a Monday announcement praising his administration for getting past an earlier humanitarian crisis while brushing off concerns of shrinking bed capacity that could lead to more people on the street.

As the city deals with a major budget gap, finance committee chair Pat Dowell said the plan will save taxpayers more than $100 million in the long run.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has picked a former candidate for alderman to join his newly appointed board amid CPS leadership clash.