Washington's mayor has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a 'growing humanitarian crisis' prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent by governors in Texas and Arizona.
American politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of ColumbiaWASHINGTON — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.
The crisis began in spring when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., in response to President Joe Biden's decision to lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that restricted migrant entry numbers. A coalition of local charitable groups has been working to feed and shelter the migrants, aided by a $1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But organizers have been warning that both their resources and personnel were nearing exhaustion.
“We know we have a federal issue that demands a federal response,” Bowser said at a July 18 press conference.
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