In April 2022, Abbott brought its first refugee bus to Washington, DC, followed by buses from New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. With the conclusion of Title 42, a Trump-era deportation order, on May 11, Abbott deployed transports amid record contact with migrants on the southern border.
“The overstretched and overrun border communities of Texas should not have to bear the flood of illegal immigration due to President Biden’s reckless open border policies, such as his mass capture and release without court dates or any means follow them,” Abbott said in a statement. THURSDAY.
Migrant host communities have denounced Abbott’s initiative, which resulted in the transportation of around 19,000 people. New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently accused Abbott of spearheading the campaign to “hurt black-run cities.”
“Until the President and his administration take decisive action and fulfill their constitutional duty to secure the border, the State of Texas will continue to bus migrants to self-proclaimed sanctuary cities like Denver to provide relief. desperately needed aid to our small border towns.”
Denver Democratic Mayor Michael Hancock declared a state of emergency in December following a spike in migrant arrivals that occurred before Abbott’s initiative was launched. The city reported that a total of 6,000 migrants arrived there in April.
In January, Democratic Colorado Governor Jared Polis also began busing immigrants into New York.
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