Asylum seekers in limbo as Seattle grapples with hotel payments and relocation plans

Where will a group of asylum seekers stay now that the city of Seattle agreed to fund its hotel rooms for two months?

The refugee families were shocked to wake up to a warning of a possible eviction from their current hotel in Kent on Thursday.

The Quality Inn General Manager told KOMO News on Thursday afternoon the city of Seattle had yet to offer a contract for the two-month stay. On Thursday evening, Seattle's Human Services Director offered to pay for a week of hotel rooms, but the GM declined, saying that’s not enough and not the full 2-month commitment the asylum seekers have requested.
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