Local leaders from across the D.C. region met today regarding migrants arriving in the area. D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau chaired the meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Region Forward Coalition as local aid groups struggle with dwindling resources to assist migrants bused into the District under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s direction. Abel Nuñez – Executive Director of local non-profit CARECEN – attended the meeting and tells us what the reality is like on the ground for these immigrants and the local organizations struggling to serve them.
Texas buses migrants to DC, local aid groups struggle to keep up
Listen to more from the show: DMV Download