Protestors target Scottsdale hotel housing undocumented migrants
Demonstrators say asylum seekers should be housed in federal facilities - Spencer Blake reports
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KPHO/CBS News) - A crowd of protestors converged on a Scottsdale hotel Thursday night. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using the venue as temporary emergency shelter for asylum seekers waiting for processing.
The plan bothers some people. Nearly 200 of them gathered outside the hotel after learning who would be staying there.
“We shouldn’t be letting them come in the country in the first place.” said one protestor.
ICE says the Scottsdale hotel is part of an $87 million contract with the non-profit Endeavor. It s rooms will house people hour 72-hours or less. After that, most of the immigrants will go to their families, or to hosts, while they await a court date.
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