Inspectors find cockroach infestation at Maine motel housing asylum seekers
An asylum seeker who stayed at the Motel 6 for eight months said cockroaches were a long-running problem there.
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An asylum seeker who stayed at the Motel 6 for eight months said cockroaches were a long-running problem there.
After a complaint, an inspection at the Motel 6 found a cockroach infestation. The code violation will force families staying at the property to move out by July 1.
The plan to put homeless people directly into long-term housing was passed as a one-year pilot and will be put into action immediately. The council also voted unanimously to continue the expanded shelter capacity until June 3.
The HOPE program would aim to get people living on the street into a house without a stop at the shelter.
This is what the Bangor Daily News in Maine had to say about a simple federal change that can help states better support asylum seekers: