Three buses coming from Texas dropped off about 140 recent migrants — including babies and young children — near VP Harris’ residence in Washington, D.C., in historically frigid temperatures on Christmas Eve.
Kamala Harris at the African American History and Culture Museum in Washington, DC., on Dec. 13, 2022.Three buses coming from Texas dropped off about 140 recent migrants — including babies and young children — near Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington, D.C. in historically frigid temperatures on Saturday evening.by officials in Republican-led states — including Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — of bussing migrants to liberal strongholds like New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.
Madhvi Bahl, an organizer with the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, confirmed the arrival of the migrants on Saturday to NBC News. Bahl called the stunt"awful" and said that"it shows that the cruelty is the point."“D.C. was prepared and we showed up and welcomed folks, as we’ve been doing for months now,” she added.
Temperatures on Saturday night in some parts of Washington, D.C. reached as low as 10 degrees — one of the coldest Christmas Eves in the area in recent history.The Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, as well as other groups, picked up the migrants and brought them to shelters where there was food and warm clothes. The group is also helping many of the arrivals find transportation to reach their final destinations.
The White House, in a statement, blamed Abbott for the stunt and accused him of having"abandoned children on the side of the road in below freezing temperatures on Christmas Eve without coordinating with any Federal or local authorities."
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