Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Begins Busing Illegal Immigrants to Chicago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said that illegal aliens apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border are now being bused to Chicago in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.

Abbott said his strategy to bus illegal immigrants from Texas to the Democrat-led sanctuary cities makes a strategic point about the impact of President Joe Biden’s “open border policies” on American communities.

“President Biden’s inaction at our southern border continues putting the lives of Texans—and Americans—at risk and is overwhelming our communities,” the Republican governor said in a statement.

“To continue providing much-needed relief to our small, overrun border towns, Chicago will join fellow sanctuary cities Washington, D.C. and New York City as an additional drop-off location.”

Abbott promised to keep busing illegal aliens to so-called sanctuary cities until the Biden administration “does its job” to secure the border.

The first busload of illegal immigrants arrived by bus at Union Square in Chicago from Texas on Wednesday night, according to Abbott’s office.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have accused Abbott of pulling a political stunt. But Abbott has said the illegal immigrants voluntarily chose to go to their cities where there is more capacity to serve them.

Overwhelmed with the influx of illegal aliens arriving from Texas, Bowser has twice asked the Biden administration to deploy National Guard personnel to help her city cope. Both requests were denied.

A bus carrying illegal immigrants who claimed asylum arrives at Port Authority Bus Terminal from Texas, on Aug. 10, 2022 in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Capacity to Serve’ Illegal Immigrants

Abbott said that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot “loves to tout” that her city welcomes illegal immigrants as a matter of “responsibility.”

“I look forward to seeing this responsibility in action as these migrants receive resources

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