{"id":72533,"date":"2022-08-22T21:54:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/22\/pentagon-rejects-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help-again\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:48:05","slug":"pentagon-rejects-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/08\/22\/pentagon-rejects-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help \u2014 again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon on Monday once again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/07\/28\/dc-requests-national-guard-help-with-busloads-of-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance<\/a> in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a copy of a letter to the city reviewed by The Associated Press, the Defense Department said use of the D.C. National Guard would be inappropriate and would hurt the overall readiness of the troops, forcing some to cancel or disrupt military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/09\/pentagon-reviewing-how-dc-guard-is-called-up-for-duty\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q75-5-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon reviewing how DC Guard is called up for duty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A decision could come in the next six months, National Guard Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told Military Times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter said the department also is concerned about putting uniformed military members in direct contact with migrants to provide food, sanitation or other support, saying the troops have no real experience or training for that mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/05\/pentagon-denies-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help\/\" target=\"_blank\">rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month<\/a>, and Mayor Muriel Bowser had said she would send an amended, \u201cmore specific\u201d proposal. Bowser had initially asked for an open-ended deployment of 150 National Guard members per day as well as a \u201csuitable federal location\u201d for a mass housing and processing center, mentioning the D.C. Armory as a logical candidate. The revised request asked that the help be provided for just 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon also denied the use of the armory, saying it is not air conditioned and would have to undergo costly changes and repairs to make it suitable for overnight stays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Defense Department rejected the first request, officials said the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s food and shelter program has provided funding for the problem, and has indicated those funds are sufficient at this point. The latest letter said the city should continue to work with non-government groups to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the spring, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. 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Two to three buses leave each week, and each can hold a maximum of 40 migrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governors call the practice a voluntary free ride \u2014 paid for by state taxpayers \u2014 that gets migrants closer to family or support networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Bowser has argued that the asylum-seekers are being \u201ctricked,\u201d as many don\u2019t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Often they arrive with no resources and no clue what to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ducey, who began the program in May, has said everyone on the bus trips is going voluntarily to the nation\u2019s capital with intended final destinations in East Coast cities. They leave from Arizona\u2019s western Yuma County, a small border county without a shelter or other infrastructure needed to house and process the large number of asylum seekers now arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When her initial request was turned down, Bowser said she expects the problem to only get worse and that if D.C. were a state, she would have already used the Guard for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State governors control the use of their Guard troops for any state duties. But, as the D.C. mayor, Bowser does not have the authority to personally order a National Guard deployment, an issue that has become emotionally charged in recent years as a symbol of the district\u2019s entrenched status as less than a state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her limited authority played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. When it became clear that Capitol Police were overmatched by the crowds, Bowser couldn\u2019t immediately deploy the district guard. Instead, crucial time was lost while the request was considered inside the Pentagon, and protesters rampaged through the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coalition of local charitable groups has been working to feed and shelter the migrants, aided by a $1 million grant from FEMA. But organizers have been warning that both their resources and personnel were nearing exhaustion. Bowser has said relying on the groups is not sustainable because they are overwhelmed and underfunded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Bob Christie in Phoenix, Az., and Paul Weber in Austin, Texas, contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":69086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1354],"class_list":["post-72533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"3TLA5MP5XNBFRL2JPXY55LYBDQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/22\/pentagon-rejects-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help-again\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help \u2014 again - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help \u2014 again\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/08\/22\/pentagon-rejects-dc-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help-again\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-22T21:54:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T14:48:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lolita C. 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