Update | Migrants and Advocates Rally at Wilson Building to Demand Shelter for Unsheltered Migrant Families

Recently arrived migrants and advocates gathered outside the Wilson Building on July 7th to demand that Mayor Bowser provide shelter to migrant families sleeping on the streets and in cars in DC.

On April 26, 2023, the Office of Migrant Services (OMS) reported they had reached capacity at their hotel shelters and began denying shelter to migrants arriving in DC, resulting in many families sleeping on the streets or in cars. Since then, no families have entered the shelters despite some families moving out. On April 26th there were 370 families residing at the OMS shelters, as of May 23rd were 359 and by June 23rd, 345. Despite having at minimum 25 hotel rooms open, OMS continues to deny shelter to families.