DC Mayor Bowser begs for National Guard help with border-crosser 'crisis'
Thousands of border-crossers have been sent to DC since April in protests by fed-up officials in Arizona and Texas.The DC mayor said she needs National Guard help for at least 90 days ” “to help prevent a prolonged humanitarian crisis in our nation’s capital.”Specifically, the guards would cover “urgent staffing and logistical challenges” by helping with “facility management, feeding, sanitation and ground support,” the mayor wrote.
“Each time, these operational, apolitical requests have been granted,” she said, challenging the rejection made last week. Sharing the letter online, Bowers wrote, “I have been honored to work with the men and women of the DC National Guard many times and today we renewed our request for their assistance.”
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