The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis.”
PUBLISHED 2:40 PM ET Aug. 05, 2022The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from two southern states.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to provide Guard personnel and the use of the D.C. Armory to assist with the reception of migrants into the city, according to U.S. defense officials. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday that the district may send an amended, “more specific” request, adding that she believes this is the first time a D.C. request for National Guard has been denied.
But Bowser last month dismissed that characterization, saying that the asylum-seekers are being “tricked,” as many don’t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Often they arrive with no resources and no clue what to do next.busing migrants to New York
"There's a legal process that we have going on right now," she added. "And if he cared about it, if he was really, really serious, he would let that process move through, but instead he wants to play politics and use the lives of migrants who are desperate to be here, who are trying to find a better life for themselves and use them, and also costing his constituents over $1 million. That's what he's doing.
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