Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Africa and Venezuela, poured into Seattle’s Powell-Barnett Park on Monday, quickly setting up tent encampments before announcing a list of demands that included free housing, food and other needs. built.
The park, located in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood, was invaded in a planned takeover by more than 200 immigrants who brought wooden pallets and erected tents atop them.
One of the migrants, Don Stay, from the Central African Republic of the Congo, told media he planned to stay until his demands were met.
“So far they haven’t kicked us out. We’re going to stay until we find housing,” Tsustai said. Said According to KOMO-TV. ” He added that “the government” needs to give them housing, work permits and other free provisions.
Jonathan Cho, a senior researcher at the Discovery Institute, said the entire incident appeared to be staged, as a group of “far-left activists” had already begun helping the migrants achieve their demands.
Absolute madness: More than 100 immigrants invaded Seattle’s Central District on Monday night and took over Powell-Barnett Park, a popular playground for children and dogs. There are currently more than 30 tents set up on the grassy area and wooden pallets scattered throughout. pic.twitter.com/2ud0Uk9BPp
— Jonathan Cho (@choeshow) April 30, 2024
Tsai acknowledged that he is being guided by an activist group, but declined to tell KOMO the name of the group.
He noted that he and his fellow immigrants were evicted from free housing in a Kent motel because the city ran out of money and the motel owners kicked out all non-paying residents. And ever since then, these activist groups have been planning their next move on behalf of evicted immigrants.
KOMO confronted the management of a Quality Inn in Kent and was told that not a single immigrant had been evicted.
Adriana Medina of Venezuela Said Fox News said camping is “very difficult for everyone. … Even now we don’t know how long it will take. … We don’t have these answers. We don’t know ourselves, so we don’t know who we are. We can’t tell anyone what we’re doing.”
Another immigrant claimed that he and his fellow undocumented immigrants were “the future of America.”
“They have children who were born here, they have children who go to school here. They are the future of America.” Said Samuel from the Republic of Congo. “They want help to stay here.”
Migrants at the camp said they wanted the government to give them money, while others said the government needed to give them a place to live.
City officials from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office insisted they take the request seriously and are working with the immigrants to acquiesce to their demands.
“It is neither healthy nor safe to camp in parks, and we will continue to make connections with appropriate resources that are available,” KOMO said in a statement.
Left-wing activists are making similar attempts. draw out Donations of tents, blankets, and tarps from the public.
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