When the City of Tukwila declared an emergency due to the increasing number of migrants, there were 180 migrants at the camp. Two weeks later, and there are now 300.
TUKWILA, Wash. — Hundreds of migrant families are sleeping in a camp outside of a Tukwila church. Two weeks ago, the City of Tukwila issuedto get the families assistance, but since then the number of people staying there has kept increasing.
Pastor Bolerjack said the families are staying as they seek asylum status and wait on the immigration system. The past two weeks, the church has seen 10 new people arrive each day. But Bolerjack said government response takes time, and as they wait, community groups have been filling the gaps. “I've never seen a camp like this," said Wolverton. “I have overseas, but I've never seen a camp like this here in the Northwest.”
Mohamed was at the camp on Saturday and has visited several times in recent weeks. She said several city and county leaders came to see the camp earlier in the day and that a task force of state, county, and city agencies are now looking at ways to find people at the camp housing, legal assistance, and jobs.
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