WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- More migrants were dropped off near the Washington, D.C. residence of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris early Thursday morning.

Video clips on social media showed dozens of migrants getting off a bus near the U.S. Naval Observatory in the capital city's northwest before dawn.

Many of the migrants reportedly came from Venezuela, whose oil industry has been under tough U.S. sanctions since 2019.

They were said to have been greeted by aid groups and transported in smaller buses to nearby accommodations.

Also on Thursday, two buses carrying migrants from the southern border arrived in New York City.

Last month, two buses of migrants sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott were dropped off near the U.S. Naval Observatory after being picked up in Eagle Pass, Texas.

A Republican, Abbott previously accused U.S. President Joe Biden and his deputy, Harris, of "ignoring and denying the historic crisis at our southern border."

Democrats have criticized Abbott and other Republican governors over the relocation of migrants, saying that they are "playing politics with human beings, using them as props."

Over the summer, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had requested National Guard members be deployed to the city to assist with the arrival of migrants.

Bowser also declared a public emergency and created a new office to provide services for migrants being bused from border states such as Texas. Enditem

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