Washington mayor declares public emergency over migrant arrivals from Texas, Arizona [View all]
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency over buses of migrants sent by Republican governors from the U.S.-Mexico border states of Texas and Arizona.
Bowser, a Democrat, issued an order to support arriving migrants by creating a new Office of Migrant Affairs and will devote $10 million to launch the office. Bowser said she would seek reimbursement from the federal government.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sent more than 7,600 migrants to Washington, D.C., since April in an effort to push responsibility for border crossers to Democrats, including U.S. President Joe Biden. Arizona as of mid-August had sent about 1,500. Texas has also sent migrants to New York City and Chicago.
Bowser's office called the busing a "political stunt."
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