Ten D.C. Council members are calling on the District government to direct local resources to support migrants who have been arriving in buses from Texas and Arizona for months, taking a toll on city organizations that are relying on donations and one federal grant.
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D.C. lawmakers ask Bowser to direct resources to aid migrants from Texas
The number of buses arriving in the city has doubled, exhausting donations and exceeding the ability of city volunteers and mutual aid networks to respond
Updated July 19, 2022 at 4:36 p.m. EDT|Published July 18, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. EDT