Texas Buses Arrested Immigrants for Deportation
During the ongoing border crisis under the Biden administration, Texas Governor Greg Abbott initiated the transport of undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities, including over 35,000 individuals sent to the Chicago area. Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) directed that 100 arrested immigrants be transported to Texas for processing related to deportation, rather than being released.
ICE officials shared a video on social media that captures the moment these over 100 arrested individuals were boarded onto a bus heading for a removal facility in Texas. Should these individuals be deported, they would add to the over 500,000 deportations already executed by the Trump administration.
In September 2022, Breitbart Texas reported that, following the release of numerous undocumented immigrants due to President Biden’s catch-and-release policy, Governor Abbott instructed officials from the Texas Emergency Management Agency to dispatch migrants to Chicago.
Abbott criticized President Biden’s lack of action regarding border issues, expressing that it poses serious risks to the safety of Texans and Americans alike. He noted that Chicago would join other sanctuary cities, including Washington, D.C., and New York City, as drop-off points aimed at alleviating the strain on small border communities.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker welcomed the immigrants, drawing parallels between their experiences and that of his great-grandfather, who emigrated from Ukraine in 1881, as reported by ABC7 Chicago.
According to the Texas Governor’s Office, over the next two and a half years, Texas plans to send more than 32,000 immigrants to the Windy City.
This week, Texas is transporting more than 100 undocumented immigrants from Illinois back to Texas for deportation processes, adding to the more than 527,000 individuals already removed under the current administration’s strict deportation policies. On October 27, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials announced that over 2 million undocumented immigrants have departed the country, including 1.6 million who utilized the CBP Home app to facilitate their self-deportation.
Assistant Secretary of State Tricia McLaughlin highlighted that the Trump administration is poised to reach historical records, aiming to deport nearly 600,000 undocumented immigrants by the end of President Trump’s first year. She noted that this marks just the start of their efforts, as the administration has revived a previously hindered government agency. Despite facing multiple challenges and judicial obstacles, they have made significant progress in fulfilling Trump’s promise to tighten border control and pursue the deportation of unlawfully present individuals.
McLaughlin asserted that Trump’s policies are proving effective in deterring migration to the U.S., pointing out that many migrants are opting to turn back rather than risking their lives at the border. She claimed that migration through Panama’s Darien Gap has drastically declined, thereby underscoring the impact of the current administration’s messaging on potential migrants.
