D.C. mayor declares emergency as Republican governors send migrant buses to Washington

PBS News Hour - World

English - September 08, 2022 22:30 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday as thousands of migrants have been sent to the nation's capital from Texas and Arizona over the last several months. Buses are going to New York City and Chicago as well. It's part of a battle between some Republican governors and the Biden administration over immigration policy. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders