Omaha group poised for role in helping asylum-seekers

OMAHA — A team of Omahans is preparing to offer temporary refuge to a busload of asylum-seeking migrants crossing the Texas border at a rate that has overwhelmed shelters and has had some sleeping on the streets.

Calling it a humanitarian outreach, the local volunteers have formed a nonprofit organization and dubbed their effort Omaha Welcomes the Stranger.

They’re answering a plea for help by a faith-based shelter in the Texas border city of El Paso, where some of the Omahans have volunteered.