About 240 people seeking asylum in the United States are camping next to a busy highway south of Seattle, wondering if police will follow through on threats to arrest them for trespassing, and hoping officials instead might let them move into a vacant motel next door.

A migrant encampment sits beside a vacant motel near Seattle, highlighting strain of asylum crisis

About 240 people seeking asylum in the United States are camping next to a busy highway south of Seattle, wondering if police will follow through on threats to arrest them for trespassing, and hoping officials instead might let them move into a vacant motel next door.