Portland seeks donations to support asylum seekers at Expo shelter.

Portland is seeking donations to support asylum seekers as the city prepares to open the Expo building as a temporary emergency shelter. The city is planning to house around 300 asylum-seeking individuals and families there through the summer and will be open 24/7. More than 1,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Portland seeking shelter and services since Jan. 1, and the city is currently providing shelter to about 1,200 people on a nightly basis. The city is at capacity at its Family Shelter on Chestnut Street and at the new Homeless Services Center that opened last month.