As cold weather rapidly approaches, more wards are being asked to house the more than 18,000 asylum-seekers who have arrived in the city since last fall.
A proposed shelter at a park in the Galewood neighborhood in Austin was put on hold Monday after residents voiced strong concerns about the city’s decision to house hundreds of migrants there. Ald.
” Deondre’ Rutues, a member of the 15th Police District Council, said he has visited migrants staying at local police stations and planned to continue helping new arrivals with essentials like food, clothes and hygiene supplies through local aid networks. But he is concerned that asylum-seekers staying in the area will divert law enforcement resources from current residents who need help.
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