DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency Over Migrants Arriving From Arizona and Texas

DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency , Over Migrants Arriving From Arizona and Texas.
DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency , Over Migrants Arriving From Arizona and Texas.
CNN reports that Mayor Muriel Bowser
made the declaration on Sept. 8.
She also revealed that a new government office will be established to provide support to migrants.
$10 million will be allocated to
the new Office of Migrant Services.
Mayor Bowser said she'll seek reimbursement for some of those funds via the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
We're putting in place a framework that would allow us to have a coordinated response with our partners. , Mayor Muriel Bowser, via statement.
This will include a program to meet all buses, and given that most people will move on, our primary focus is to make sure we have a humane, efficient, welcome process that will allow people to move on to their final destination, Mayor Muriel Bowser, via statement.
In protest of President Biden's immigration policies, , TX Gov. Greg Abbott and AZ Gov. Doug Ducey have sent hundreds of buses to the nation's capital and other major cities. .
In protest of President Biden's immigration policies, , TX Gov. Greg Abbott and AZ Gov. Doug Ducey have sent hundreds of buses to the nation's capital and other major cities. .
In protest of President Biden's immigration policies, , TX Gov. Greg Abbott and AZ Gov. Doug Ducey have sent hundreds of buses to the nation's capital and other major cities. .
In protest of President Biden's immigration policies, , TX Gov. Greg Abbott and AZ Gov. Doug Ducey have sent hundreds of buses to the nation's capital and other major cities. .
Mayor Bowser criticized the governors for contributing to the "growing humanitarian crisis," .
Mayor Bowser criticized the governors for contributing to the "growing humanitarian crisis," .
but she also said the federal government
"has been lacking in some respects" when it comes to handling the migrant situation. .
but she also said the federal government
"has been lacking in some respects" when it comes to handling the migrant situation.