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Traffic is being diverted off Park Avenue in Portland because asylum seekers are protesting in front of the Portland Expo.
Asylum seekers who have been living at the Portland Expo said they are protesting conditions at the temporary shelter.
Some also voiced concerns about where they will go next once the Portland Expo’s run as an emergency shelter comes to an end on Aug. 16.
As of June 5, there were 88 asylum-seeking families still living at the Expo.
After Aug. 16, a building on Riverside Industrial Parkway will be rehabbed into a 180-bed emergency shelter for asylum seekers.
City leaders hope this will not only give them a place to stay but help reduce homeless encampments around the city.
