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Family that fled Hurricane Maria forced to find new life in Lancaster

  • Marie Cusick

Last year a story by the BBC  dubbed Lancaster, Pennsylvania “America’s Refugee Capital.” The city welcomes the attention and is pitching itself as a place for people migrating amid a changing climate. The city also hopes to be a refuge for internally displaced Americans who are escaping rising seas and extreme weather.

 

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