Venezuelan illegal immigrants occupy Seattle community center, school tennis courts to demand free hotel rooms
Immigration,Public Safety,Border Crisis,Seattle,Housing And Homelessness
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Dozens of illegal immigrants and local activists occupied a rec area at a Seattle community center and public school, demanding someone pick up the tab for the hotel where they had been staying.
Sources told The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI that staff from Seattle Parks and Recreation arrived at the Garfield Community Center Wednesday morning to find the Venezuelan illegal immigrants in tents on the tennis courts. The property is shared with Garfield High School in the Seattle Public School district.
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