Washington Times · Jul 28, 2022
Report: D.C. mayor requested National Guard help for handling migrants
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference March 15, 2022, in Washington, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE** more >D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked federal authorities for National Guard help in handling the migrants being bused to the city from the states along the southern border with Mexico, according to a new report.
Ms. Bowser submitted letters to both the secretary of defense and to the White House requesting that they activate the National Guard to accommodate some 4,000 migrants that the city has seen be dropped off in the nation’s capital, according to documents obtained by WRC-TV.