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Latest stop for hundreds of asylum-seekers: A Seattle park

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Seattle-area asylum seekers still need housing

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0:00.0

These days, there's so much news.

0:01.8

It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community.

0:06.4

The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism.

0:10.7

Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news.

0:17.5

We get behind the headlines.

0:19.4

We get to the truth.

0:22.8

Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. Hundreds of

0:33.0

people seeking asylum in the United States have been moving around King County for months. Last night,

0:39.5

most of them cleared out of an encampment at a park near Garfield High School. They'd been staying

0:44.6

there for about a week. We'll talk with KUOWOW reporter Gustavo Seggero about how we got here

0:50.4

and what long-term solutions are on the table. But first, let's get you caught up.

0:59.2

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will host a public meeting tonight at Rainier Beach Community Center.

1:04.6

It's the second of five planned safety meetings between neighbors and city leaders, including

1:10.0

police and fire departments.

1:12.2

The mayor's office says the discussions will help refine the so-called one Seattle safety framework.

1:18.3

Meeting starts at six. We'll drop a link to the sign-up in the show notes.

1:23.3

The founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA is slated to speak tonight on the UW campus.

1:30.3

Some students are calling for the university to cancel Charlie Kirk's talk.

1:34.8

There are fears attendees will clash with the peaceful UW Pro-Gaza encampment on campus, which has been growing larger.

1:43.1

And today is the first day of Give Big, an annual event where we take a day to donate to vital community organizations, like our home, KUOW.

1:53.8

We know Seattle Now helps you stay connected and up to date because you tell us all the time.

1:59.7

So take a moment during Give Big and include us

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