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Latest stop for hundreds of asylum-seekers: A Seattle park

Hundreds of people seeking asylum in the United States have been moving around King County for months.

Last night, most of them cleared out of an encampment in a park, near Garfield High school.

They had been staying there for about a week.

We’ll talk with KUOW reporter Gustavo Sagrero about how we got here and what long-term solutions are on the table.

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