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Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
![Lindsey Wasson Men sit in the shade of a community tent near a charging station at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f421b25d13ec4a19af6c724d0d4c8930/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Men sit in the shade of a community tent near a charging station at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson A man transports food donated by community members at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c3e82c743bc4e6bb9d0b8d92d637a7d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man transports food donated by community members at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Monique Mupepe, from Congo, adjusts the flame in a kitchen area of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/76622dc062ae4dcd89ac2d1c4fca785d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Monique Mupepe, from Congo, adjusts the flame in a kitchen area of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson A sign hangs in front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc7db7c054f94cba8021f71658a0de3e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sign hangs in front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Jose Guerrero, of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, stands near his tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/46332043959c435ab5dc3db454deb281/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Jose Guerrero, of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, stands near his tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Signs adorn the front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/008a63d4f86f4078a3e91ed05a1564e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Signs adorn the front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Children walk out of a community tent housing supplies and power at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3b131562055f46a686141209e1f638ce/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Children walk out of a community tent housing supplies and power at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Eduardo Afonso, 15, of Angola, sits with sister Miria Rainha next to their tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/241188ca1cf048daa23e6161724c4586/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Eduardo Afonso, 15, of Angola, sits with sister Miria Rainha next to their tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Monique Mupepe, from Congo, helps serve donated food at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/066599e8695f40afad31e9812e88a8a2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Monique Mupepe, from Congo, helps serve donated food at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Jose Guerrero, of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, sits in his tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0dc8c2c2d30145ce8eb5f884a6b2d63e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Jose Guerrero, of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, sits in his tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Signs line the front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fcd94d889af1408eb9aca8b1e995d59f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Signs line the front of an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson A security guard for an unused motel owned by the county looks out over an encampment of asylum-seekers set up in the neighboring lot, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1aa48ed57e35473fb1f613f2fb468073/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A security guard for an unused motel owned by the county looks out over an encampment of asylum-seekers set up in the neighboring lot, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson A child carries another through an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5f40274c10634d3fa92f11bde17774c7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A child carries another through an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Volunteer Ian Greer talks with an asylum-seeker at an encampment set up next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8480cd13e50645498a61dcf7344078a3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Volunteer Ian Greer talks with an asylum-seeker at an encampment set up next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Asylum-seekers set up a tent at an encampment next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/597079bb0618431ea23b0ac63c923a7f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Asylum-seekers set up a tent at an encampment next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Prisilia Mayingila gives a bottle to seven month-old daughter Victoria Manunga at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e04ebbfe9fd04947a0787944710b074c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Prisilia Mayingila gives a bottle to seven month-old daughter Victoria Manunga at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Cellphones sit in a bucket at a makeshift charging station connected to a small generator at an encampment of asylum-seekers next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/35d5ebbbb58d4bc1888640254ad82c92/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cellphones sit in a bucket at a makeshift charging station connected to a small generator at an encampment of asylum-seekers next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Eduardo Afonso, 15, and Makiese Alexandria Shabani, 10, both of Angola, sit in the shade of a tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7e2fdf132da340ec9c1189d045c3ec5c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Eduardo Afonso, 15, and Makiese Alexandria Shabani, 10, both of Angola, sit in the shade of a tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson A man walks through an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02e1db12846640bdae719a50075c379d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man walks through an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson Eduardo Afonso, 15, and Makiese Alexandria Shabani, 10, both of Angola, sit in the shade of a tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eab1965d0870472080d5793e25208339/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Eduardo Afonso, 15, and Makiese Alexandria Shabani, 10, both of Angola, sit in the shade of a tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
![Lindsey Wasson People transport a newly set-up tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/038da5766787416e9d0f36a9723fd9c9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People transport a newly set-up tent at an encampment of asylum-seekers mostly from Venezuela, Congo and Angola next to an unused motel owned by the county, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Kent, Washington. The group of about 240 asylum-seekers is asking to use the motel as temporary housing while they look for jobs and longer-term accommodations. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)