In April 2022, Texas Governor Abbott began busing migrants from Texas to DC; in May, Arizona Governor Ducey followed suit. Since then, hundreds of buses have arrived from both states carrying close to 10,000 people, including infants and children; hundreds more have arrived in DC by other modes of transportation. In October 2022, DC established the Office of Migrant Services (OMS) to serve recently arrived asylum-seekers (recent migrants). OMS’ mandate primarily focused on helping migrants relocate to other cities. There was little to no focus on resettlement support for recent migrants who chose to stay in DC long-term. The lack of resettlement meant that while more families entered the OMS shelters weekly, few were able to become self-sufficient enough to move out. On April 26th, 2023, the OMS shelters reached capacity and the city began turning away families who came to the welcome centers, resulting in multiple families with young children sleeping on the streets of DC.