‘Everybody kind of dropped the ball’: Dozens of resettled Montgomery Co. immigrant families may be evicted - Friday, September 20, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

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[Sign up for WTOP's Election Desk weekly newsletter]( to stay up-to-date through Election Day 2024 with the latest developments in this historic presidential election cycle. -Will Vitka, Digital Editor [‘Everybody kind of dropped the ball': Dozens of resettled Montgomery Co. immigrant families may be evicted]( Dozens of immigrant families who have been resettled in Montgomery County, Maryland, face eviction and may soon be homeless, according to advocates that are working to stop that from happening. [READ MORE](   [DC Health ordered cafe to be closed before owner was caught on video telling driver to ‘learn English']( Canna Cafe in Northwest was ordered to shut down by D.C. Health just days before its owner was caught on camera berating a delivery driver who didn't speak English. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Heading to the beach this weekend? 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