Abbott Says Texas Will Bus Undocumented Immigrants To D.C.

Gov. Greg Abbott Says Texas Will Bus Undocumented Immigrants To D.C.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state will provide charter buses to send migrants who have illegally entered the United States to Washington, D.C.

To help local officials – because communities are being overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are being dropped off by the Biden Administration – Texas is providing charter buses for these illegal immigrants who have been dropped off to Washington, D.C.,” the Republican governor said Wednesday.

“We are sending them to the United States capital where the Biden administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border,” he added.

In a Wednesday press conference, Abbott said Texas has been “overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are being dropped off by the Biden administration.”

The announcement comes a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it would end its Title 42 restrictions at the border due to a decline in COVID-19 cases. The controversial order had been in place since the Trump administration, barring migrants from crossing the border over concerns of spreading the virus. The measure kept an estimated 200,000 migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. since its implementation.

Soon after, Abbott signed an order directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management to head up the operation.

[source: newsweek/foxnews]