DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency , Over Migrants Arriving From Arizona and Texas.<br />DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency , Over Migrants Arriving From Arizona and Texas.<br />CNN reports that Mayor Muriel Bowser <br />made the declaration on Sept. 8.<br />She also revealed that a new government office will be established to provide support to migrants.<br />$10 million will be allocated to <br />the new Office of Migrant Services.<br />Mayor Bowser said she'll seek reimbursement for some of those funds via the <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency.<br />We're putting in place a framework that would allow us to have a coordinated response with our partners. , Mayor Muriel Bowser, via statement.<br />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.<br />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. .<br />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. .<br />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. .<br />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. .<br />Mayor Bowser criticized the governors for contributing to the "growing humanitarian crisis," .<br />Mayor Bowser criticized the governors for contributing to the "growing humanitarian crisis," .<br />but she also said the federal government <br />"has been lacking in some respects" when it comes to handling the migrant situation. .<br />but she also said the federal government <br />"has been lacking in some respects" when it comes to handling the migrant situation.
