Take Action
Ask the DC Council Vote No on the Harmful Migrant Services and Supports Emergency Act Now!
Tell your Councilmembers to vote NO on the emergency legislation until changes are made to the bill. In its current form, the legislation bars all asylum seekers and other migrants from accessing DHS services AND denies all asylum seekers residency in the District. Take 5 minutes to call, email, and tweet at DC councilmembers and demand that they vote NO!
Demand that Mayor Bowser Support Migrants Being Bused to DC
Since April 13th, Governor Greg Abbott has been busing asylum seekers from the Texas border to DC as part of a racist publicity stunt. In May, Governor Ducey joined in and started busing people from Arizona too. Since then close to 4,000 migrants from Texas and over 1,000 from Arizona have arrived in DC. For over three months, DMV organizers and volunteers showed up every single day to support our new neighbors with NO support from the DC government. Last week, mutual aid organizers took two days off to rest, quarantine due to COVID exposure, and protest government inaction. Unfortunately, without mutual aid, many of the migrants, including families with children, were left stranded at Union Station until we were able to return.
In response to the letter and media attention, Bowser went on TV and said she doesn't think it is DC’s responsibility to support these migrants, a sentiment that stands in stark contrast to DC’s status as a sanctuary city. She also claimed that DC taxpayers have not picked up the tab for this at all— but mutual aid has spent over $280k since April, donated by DC residents, who pay taxes. It's the DC government who has yet to contribute. Join us and take five minutes today to call, email, and tweet at Mayor Bowser to demand that she step up and support our new neighbors NOW! Also, volunteer and donate here.
If We Can’t Sleep Then They Can’t: Demand that the DC Government Support Migrants Being Bused to DC
Since April 13th, Governor Greg Abbott has been busing asylum seekers from the Texas border to DC as part of a racist publicity stunt. Buses drop migrants off at Union Station six days a week anywhere between 6 AM in the morning and 10 PM at night. Migrants often arrive with only the clothes they’re wearing and with no way to get to friends and family or money for housing. For 12 weeks, DMV organizers and volunteers have been showing up every single day to support our new neighbors with ZERO support from the DC government. So far we have welcomed 100+ buses each carrying 30 to 60 people each, around 3,000 people in total.
There are three coming buses tonight, we ask you to join us in calling the DC government upon arrival of each bus tonight. Scripts will be updated in real time to reflect what's happening on the ground. If we can't sleep, they can't either.
Demand that the DC Government Support Migrants Being Bused to DC
Since April 13th, Governor Greg Abbott has been busing asylum seekers from the Texas border to DC as part of a racist publicity stunt. Buses drop migrants off at Union Station six days a week anywhere between 6 AM in the morning and 10 PM at night. Migrants often arrive with only the clothes they’re wearing and with no way to get to friends and family or money for housing. For 12 weeks, DMV organizers and volunteers have been showing up every single day to support our new neighbors with ZERO support from the DC government. So far we have welcomed 100+ buses each carrying 30 to 60 people each, around 3,000 people in total.
Since day one, the DC government has abdicated their responsibility to support newly arrived migrants. Take 5 minutes to call, email, and tweet at DC councilmembers and demand that they take action now!