Governor seeks reimbursement from US for migrant aid
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May 22, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Financial and logistical support for border communities coping with an influx of asylum-seeking migrants are on the agenda as the governor of New Mexico travels Tuesday to Washington to meet with federal officials.
The two-day visit announced by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham includes a meeting with acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, said Tripp Stelnicki, a spokesman for the governor.
Lujan Grisham will advocate for federal reimbursements to communities as they provide humanitarian relief to migrant families.
Stelnicki said Lujan Grisham also want...
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