As a cold front arrived in the Seattle area this past weekend, with temperatures dipping to 14° Fahrenheit (-10 °C), hundreds of asylum-seekers from tropical countries scrambled to find a warm place to stay.
The migrants, who are mainly from Angola, Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), had been sheltering on the grounds of the Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila, just south of Seattle. Many were camping in tents, while others slept in the crowded rooms of the small church building. ...