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Puerto Ricans Living In U.S. Since Hurricane Maria Face FEMA Deadline

Deborah Oquendo, 42, carries her 10-month-old daughter Genesis Rivera at the hotel where they are staying in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 1, 2017. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)
Deborah Oquendo, 42, carries her 10-month-old daughter Genesis Rivera at the hotel where they are staying in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 1, 2017. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

Thousands of Puerto Rican families have been living in the U.S. since Hurricane Maria. They’ve been living in hotels, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been picking up the tab. But a few of those families will lose funding for their housing Wednesday.

Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins speaks with Paola Serrecchia of the Latino community group Junta for Progressive Action in New Haven, Connecticut.

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