CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson, according to a report released Thursday.

The relocations will occur “before the weather begins to shift and change,” Johnson said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times.

The tents could hold up to 1,000 migrants, he said, and the camps would provide meals and recreational and educational programming.

Sixteen city shelters now house 13,500 migrants, with more arriving every day, at a cost to the city of about $30 million per month, the newspaper reported.

“These families are coming to the city of Chicago. . . . If we do not create an infrastructure where we’re able to support and, quite frankly, contain these individuals who have experienced a great deal of harm, individuals who are desperate . . . that type of desperation will lead to chaos,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s administration is working with the state and Cook County to create more shelters to relieve some of the pressure on Chicago, he said.

Johnson is scheduled to meet with aldermen Friday afternoon to brief them on his plan.

During a press conference Friday morning, Johnson said, “We’ve identified multiple locations around the city that can be suitable to treat the families and individuals who by law, are seeking asylum constitutionally and legally to have a place that recognizes their dignity.”

Earlier this week, several migrants were arrested in separate incidents on suspicion of threatening or battering officers at a police station.