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The city is planning to erect a tent shelter camp to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers, but locals claim they were not consulted and have safety concerns for themselves and potential residents.
Up to 2,000 asylum seekers could be placed in the shelter if the site clears final assessments. Residents expressed concerns over safety at Tuesday’s meeting. But one 92-year-old resident urged compassion. “We have to have kindness, peace and not be against each other, because we are America,” she said.
A tense community meeting Tuesday night in Brighton Park illustrated the divide between residents on the city’s controversial plan to turn a site in the...