Hundreds of asylum seekers, including children, were staying at an encampment at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle's Central District neighborhood after funding for housing ran out. (FOX13 Seattle KCPQ)
"We're waiting for help. We don't want to keep moving every month. It's hard," Jonathan, a 22-year-old Angolan refugee, told FOX13.
Another Angolan man told KOMO News, with the help of a translator, that they are "asking for the government to help us with housing."
The asylum seekers were staying at a Quality Inn in Kent, Washington, until funding ran out. (FOX13 Seattle KCPQ)
The city of Seattle told FOX13 that it has "exhausted its allocated funding for migrant shelter and services" and has asked the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to provide additional support.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Seattle mayor's office for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
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