EXCLUSIVE: Video footage taken Friday appears to show scores of immigrants entering St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., as truckloads of people who entered America illegally continue to arrive in the nation’s capital. Just feet away from the church’s entrance Friday, the video, first obtained by Fox News Digital, shows migrants lined up and walking on a sidewalk as they wait to enter the church. St. Peter’s recently launched efforts to provide assistance to immigrants bussed into DC In a post shared on Facebook earlier this month, the church, located steps from the Capitol and less than two miles from the headquarters of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said it was looking for “sturdy shoes as part of efforts us for providing assistance to immigrants arriving in DC by bus.” MORE TEXAS IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE IN DC BY BUS AFTER MAYOR ASKS FOR NATIONAL GUARD HELP Video appears to show immigrants entering St. Peter’s Basilica on Capitol Hill Friday, July 29, 2022, in Washington, DC (Fox News) “Sneakers or sturdy shoes only — no flip-flops, please,” the church wrote. “Donations can be dropped off at the parish hall on Wednesday or Friday.” In an earlier post, St. Peter’s linked to a sign-up page for volunteers to help the church’s efforts to “provide meals, respite and transportation assistance to hundreds of immigrants who arrive in DC by bus every day.” DC MAYOR BOWSER ASKS FOR NATIONAL GUARD HELP WITH BUSSES OF IMMIGRANTS FROM SOUTHERN BORDER: ‘HUMANITARIAN CRISIS’ “St. Peter’s will provide space, material goods, meals and volunteers to welcome immigrants who arrive in DC by bus daily,” said a description from St. Peter’s registration page. Peter. “We have many different areas of need: welcoming and assisting guests, room cleaning, on-call transportation and donating toiletries, OTC medical supplies, diapers and wipes, backpacks, clothing, strollers and bath towels.” Another bus carrying migrants arrived in Washington, DC, from Texas on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Fox News Channel) The registration page set up by the church also asked for volunteers to help migrants enter the church through the C Street entrance, which appears to be the same entrance used in the video. Fox News did not immediately receive a response from DHS or St. Peter’s Church. CULTURAL DISTURBANCE AGAINST DC, NY CALLS FOR FEDERAL HELP AS IMMIGRANTS Surge Earlier this week, the DC Mayor Muriel Bowserwho has defended admitting immigrants entering the country illegally as a human rights issue, called for the D.C. National Guard to be activated indefinitely to help with what he called a “humanitarian crisis.” Both Bowser and New York Mayor Eric Adams have sounded the alarm about sending immigrants to their cities, blaming Arizona and Texas for the influx. Arizona, however, denied sending immigrants to New York. Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser delivers remarks at the Legacy Leadership Luncheon and Awards during the 2022 National Urban League Conference, July 22, 2022, in Washington, DC (Brian Stukes/Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Bowser called for the DC Armory to be used as a processing center and the resources of the DC National Guard to help the immigrants arriving by bus. Timothy HJ Nerozzi of Fox News contributed to this report. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
