11,000 Illegal Immigrants Bused From Texas to New York, DC, and Chicago: Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott revealed more than 11,000 illegal immigrants have been bused to New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., this year.

Abbott, a Republican, wrote on Twitter that his busing strategy provides “much-needed relief to overwhelmed border communities” and has transported 8,100 illegal aliens to D.C., 2,600 to New York City, and 675 to Chicago.

The City of Chicago received another bus load filled with illegal immigrants on Tuesday, officials confirmed to local media. Seventy-four new arrivals were transported to Chicago from Texas in the latest round.

And last week, Abbott sent buses of illegal aliens to the Washington home of Vice President Kamala Harris. The vice president has yet to issue a public response to the drop-off.

It comes as New York City Mayor Eric Adams told CNN that about a half-dozen buses filled with illegal aliens arrived in the city on Saturday and Sunday. Adding that those individuals were transported from Texas, Adams again criticized Abbott’s program and threatened unspecified legal action.

On Sunday, Adams told the network that his “legal team is looking at what legal challenges we could do with Texas.”

“We believe there’s some options we have because when you involuntarily place someone on a bus, we believe that actually skates the law,” he added.

DeSantis Office Responds to Suit

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office responded to a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants who were transported to Martha’s Vineyard, saying they voluntarily went on the flight and signed a consent form.

The lawsuit (pdf) was filed by a pro-migration organization on behalf of three individuals and alleged that DeSantis engaged in a “fraudulent” and “illegal” scheme to coerce the illegal immigrants to board the flight.

“The transportation of the immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard was done on a voluntary basis. The immigrants were homeless, hungry,

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