Texas has bused more than 102,000 migrants to so-called sanctuary cities, including more than 37,500 to New York City, in response to the Biden administration’s failure to secure the southern border, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott revealed Monday.
The governor of Texas launched the migrant bus program in April 2022 to force blue states to share the burden the Lone Star State has faced as a result of record numbers of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers crossing the border since President Biden took office.
“Texas has transported more than 102,000 immigrants to sanctuary cities,” Abbott said in a tweet. “Overwhelmed Texas border cities should not bear the brunt of Biden’s open border policies.”
“Our transportation mission will continue until Biden secures the border,” the governor warned.
New York City and Chicago have received the bulk of immigrants relocated from Texas.
Abbott warned that he will continue transporting migrants out of Texas until “Biden secures the border.” Getty Images Texas has sent more than 37,500 immigrants to New York City since 2022. Stephen Yang
More than 37,500 immigrants have been sent to the Big Apple since August 2022, and the Windy City has received more than 31,200 during the same time, according to the governor’s office.
Denver has sent more than 16,000 migrants since May 18, while more than 12,500 migrants have been directed to Washington, DC since April 2022.
Philadelphia and Los Angeles have received the fewest immigrants, more than 3,400 and 1,500, respectively.
The latest totals represent an increase of about 7,000 since the state last provided an update on the number of migrants who have been expelled on buses under Operation Lone Star, a state border security and load-sharing effort launched by Abbott in 2021.
Washington, DC, has received 12,500 immigrants from Texas. AFP via Getty Images
Last week, the governor proclaimed that Texas’ right to self-defense “supersedes any federal statute to the contrary” amid a dispute with the Biden administration over its efforts to stem the flow of illegal immigration.
As part of Operation Lone Star, Texas has installed razor wire along a 30-mile stretch of land near the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, which the US Supreme Court ruled last week to the Biden administration could eliminate.
The Justice Department has also threatened to sue Texas if it enforces a new law that allows state authorities to arrest, imprison, process and deport immigrants who enter the country illegally, and has already sued the state over the construction of a floating barrier in the river. Big.
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