The Migrant Services and Supports Act (B24-0992) is meant to support migrants bused to DC from Texas and Arizona, but in reality it is a deeply harmful bill that will have broad impacts on the DC immigrant community. On Sep 20th, the DC Council, at the behest of the Mayor, passed the Migrant Services and Supports Emergency Amendment Act (B24-0990), despite strong condemnation by groups who have been supporting migrants bused here from Day 1. On Oct 4th, they once again ignored advocates and the community, and passed the Temporary Act (B24-0991) that will last 225 days. On Oct 20th, there will be a hearing on the permanent bill.

Here we summarize and breakdown the temporary legislation that is soon to be law, as well as the permanent legislation being heard by the DC Council Committee on Human Services.