The D.C. National Guard will be activated indefinitely to help the district respond to an influx of illegal immigrants.
More than 150 buses from Arizona and Texas have brought thousands of people to Washington, D.C. in the past three months.
In April, buses began bringing migrants from Texas border communities. More than 125 buses have been sent from Texas to D.C.
The situation is dire and we consider it a humanitarian crisis because of the pledges from Texas and Arizona to continue these operations indefinitely.
The volume of arrivals has reached tipping points, according to the mayor.
She wrote that the response and service efforts have become overwhelmed.
A request for permission to use the D.C. Armory as a processing center was included in the mayor's letters to Austin and Biden.
The report states that the request has gone unanswered.
Immigration is a federal issue and the federal government needs to provide immediate federal assistance, according to the mayor.
In order to help the illegal immigrants on their way to their final destinations, she asked for 150 personnel to be sent to the D.C. Armory.
She said that the mission would last indefinitely until the city relieves them. I know that the request is large. The Governors of Texas and Arizona are making a political statement to the federal government, but their actions are having a direct impact on city and regional resources that are unsustainable.
D.C. officials have called on the federal government to work across state lines to stop people from being tricked into getting on buses, according to a recent interview.
She thinks they are mostly asylum seekers who are going to destinations other than Washington, D.C. I worked with the White House to make sure that FEMA gave a grant to a local organization that helps people. I fear that they are being tricked into nationwide bus trips when their final destinations are all over the U.S.
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