Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that more than a year and a half after his state launched a program to provide relief to overwhelmed border states, more than 100,000 immigrants are now being transferred to “sanctuary” cities across the country. It was announced that it was being sent to
“Texas has transferred over 100,000 migrants to sanctuary cities to relieve overwhelmed conditions in border towns,” Abbott said on X (formerly Twitter).
“Until Mr. Biden reverses course on his open borders policy, Texas will continue to transport migrants to these cities,” he said. “We will not slow down in our efforts to secure our borders.”
New York City Mayor Adams sues Texas bus company for $700 million over transporting migrants to sanctuary city
Abbott began busing migrants to Washington, D.C., in April 2022 and has since expanded to cities including New York City, Denver, Philadelphia and Chicago. In addition, the state sent airmail to some cities.
The practice has proven highly controversial in these liberal cities and among the Biden administration, which has accused Texas of intentionally causing chaos in a political stunt.
Immigrants sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrive near Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. (AP)
Chicago and New York City have both placed limits on charter buses coming into their cities, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams last week announced a $700 million lawsuit against bus and transportation companies involved in transporting migrants. Announced.
“New York City has and will continue to do its part to manage this humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the cost of reckless political maneuvering by Texas alone,” Adams said in a statement. Stated.
The lawsuit alleges that the companies violated New York state law by failing to pay for the costs of caring for the migrants, and seeks damages for the $708 million they have already spent caring for the migrants. The paper cites a New York state law that requires anyone who brings in an “indigent person” from out of state for public charges to either transport them out of state or assist them.
Adams imposes restrictions on increasing number of busloads of migrants coming from Texas to New York
Mayor Eric Adams has filed a lawsuit against the Texas bus company involved in transporting the migrants. (Barry Williams, New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Mr. Abbott has repeatedly denied criticism he has heard from Mr. Adams and other Democratic mayors, saying the numbers they are seeing at the Texas border are far higher than the numbers being sent to liberal cities. insisted.
He also called the lawsuit against the bus company “baseless.”
“All of the migrants traveling by bus or plane to New York City have been authorized by the Biden administration to remain in the United States and have done so voluntarily,” he said. “Therefore, they have the constitutional authority to travel across the country, which Mayor Adams is blocking. If the mayor continues with this lawsuit, he could be held legally responsible for his violations.”
Texas immigrant flight bound for New York City diverted to Philadelphia
More than 2.4 million migrants were encountered in fiscal year 2023, and officials told lawmakers last month that on average 5,000 cases per day to the usa
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Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Border Patrol agents this week that “more than 85%” of migrants they are currently encountering are being released into the interior of the United States.
