Pentagon denies Bowser request for National Guard to assist in 'humanitarian crisis,' as migrants arrive in DC
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The Pentagon denied Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for the National Guard to assist as an influx of migrants arrive in the nation's capital.
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A senior defense official told Fox News Friday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin "has declined to approve the DCHSEMA request for DCNG to provide personnel and the DC Armory to assist the NGO, SAMU First Response, with transportation and reception of migrants arriving in the D.C. area.
"We have determined providing this support would negatively impact the readiness of the DCNG and have negative effects on the organization and members," the official said. "We understand SAMU First Response has received grant funding through FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program, and has indicated that sufficient EFSP funds exist at this point to provide migrant assistance."
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