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Asylum-Seekers Overwhelm Shelters in Portland, Maine

Asylum-Seekers Overwhelm Shelters in Portland, Maine
Families of asylum-seekers warehoused outside of an overcrowded family shelter in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2022. Steven Kovac/The Epoch Times
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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6/5/2022|Updated: 6/16/2022
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PORTLAND, Maine—Facing an impending humanitarian crisis, Portland Family Shelters Director Mike Guthrie has a simple message to anyone who will listen: “We need help!”

“Our family shelter facilities, our warming room, and even area hotel space is at capacity. We have maxed out our community resources," Guthrie, a hands-on, frontline worker in the effort to feed, clothe, and house a continuous flow of foreign nationals arriving in Portland by airplane or bus from the U.S. southern border, told The Epoch Times.

Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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