Gov. Abbott: Texas Has Almost 16,000 Users “Migrants” Sanctuary Cities in the New Year

Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday stated that the state had bused almost 16,000 migrants To sanctuary cities This is the year.

“Texas has bused over 15,900 migrants to sanctuary cities,” Abbott wrote Twitter. “ … We’re providing relief to local communities overwhelmed by President Biden’s open border policies.”

The Republican governor has brought at least 8,900 migrants to Washington, D.C., 4,900 from New York City, 1,500 from Chicago, and 3,390 to Philadelphia since April.

Three busloads of Texas migrants arrived late Saturday in Washington, D.C., and were dropped off at the curb. Naval Observatory. Local relief agencies were on-hand to assist the estimated 110 to 130 migrants who arrived near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home.

People without coats received blankets. It was only the teens when they arrived. The organizers quickly moved them onto buses, which then took them to a church nearby. They provided them with food and clothing.

“This is a welcome effort that we’ve been doing since the first bus arrived,” Amy Fischer, organizer for the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network (MSMAN), said WJLA News. “D.C. just continues to show up as a welcoming city that is always ready and willing to open their arms to welcome people, whether it’s Christmas eve, whether its 9 degrees outside or 90 degrees outside.”

Illegal immigrants receive clothing donated outside a shelter at Sacred Heart Church El Paso, Texas on Dec. 17, 2022. (John Moore/Getty Images) State of Emergency in El Paso

Mayor Oscar Leeser (D), El Paso Texas, declared a state of emergencyThe city now has more authority and resources to manage the influx of people crossing the border.

Leeser stated last week that approximately 20,000 migrants We waited to cross the border into the United States from Mexico after the Trump-era ended.

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