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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott revealed that more than 11,000 illegal immigrants have been bused to the cities of New York, Chicago, and Washington 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 Washington, 2,600 to New York, and 675 to Chicago.

The City of Chicago received another busload filled with illegal immigrants on Sept. 20, officials confirmed to local media outlets. A total of 74 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.

The announcement comes as New York Mayor Eric Adams told CNN that about a half-dozen buses filled with illegal aliens arrived in the city on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18. Noting that those individuals were transported from Texas, Adams again criticized Abbott’s program and threatened unspecified legal action.

On Sept. 18, 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 said.

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 that 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

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