The bus arrived in Washington around 8 a.m., parked blocks away from the U.S. Capitol in front of the building that houses Fox News, NBC News and C-SPAN. The migrants got off the bus one by one, except for the family units that left together, according to Fox News, whose cameras recorded the arrival live. Officials cut the bracelets before the migrants were released. “To assist local officials – as communities are flooded with hordes of illegal immigrants disembarking from the Biden administration – Texas is providing chartered buses for these illegal immigrants who have landed in Washington, DC,” Abbott said in a statement. the move last week. “We are sending them to the capital of the United States, where the Biden administration will be able to more directly address the needs of the people who allow us to cross our borders,” he added. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to smuggle immigrants from the United States to DC as the immigration crisis along the southern border grows. Joel Martinez / The Monitor via APThe bus arrived in Washington, DC, around 8 a.m., parked blocks away from the US Capitol. Fox News The Texas Department of Emergency Management is leading the effort to move immigrants from federal detention to DC. Each bus will have the capacity and supplies to transport up to 40 migrants. Charter buses were sent last week to border communities in the Rio Grande Valley and Terrell County and picked up migrants who volunteered to be transported. Usually, when immigrants are released from federal detention after crossing the border – having been deported – they are given documents that allow them to stay in the United States. They are also ordered to appear before the immigration court to apply for asylum. The migrants got off the bus one by one, except for the family units that left together. Fox News “Communities are flooded with hordes of illegal immigrants disembarking from the Biden government,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Fox News The Biden government criticized Abbott’s move on Thursday, with White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki calling it an “advertising ploy.” “His own office admits that an immigrant should be relocated voluntarily and then can not force him or her because — again, the enforcement of our country’s immigration laws belongs to the federal government and not to a state.” he said. Abbott also called for inspections of commercial vehicles entering the state from Mexico, many of which he claimed were “smuggling immigrants and other illegal cargo into Texas and our roads.” Abbott acknowledged last week that the measure would not “dramatically slow down traffic from Mexico,” but said it would “immediately help ensure that Texans are not in danger.” Truckers have since protested the order, blocking lanes heading north and south on international bridges – causing more delays. The White House criticized Abbott for the inspections on Wednesday, calling them “unnecessary and unnecessary” and accusing him of causing “significant disruptions to the food and car supply chains, delaying production, affecting jobs and raising prices for families. Texas and all over the country. “ “Local businesses and trade unions are calling on Governor Abbott to reverse this decision because the trucks are experiencing long delays of more than 5 hours at some border crossings and traffic has been reduced by up to 60[%]”, Psaki stated in her announcement. “The continuous flow of legitimate trade and travel and CBP’s ability to do its job must not be hindered. “Governor Abbott’s actions affect people’s jobs and the livelihoods of working-class American families.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sending immigrants to DC, “where the Biden administration will be able to more directly address the needs of the people who allow them to cross our borders.” of immigrants as an “advertising ploy”. Fox News The new Texas measures were announced a few days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would lift Trump’s Title 42 mandate on May 23. The order allowed border guards to deport thousands of migrants without hearing asylum applications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several border officials and bipartisan lawmakers have since warned that lifting the mandate would only increase illegal crossings and strain border towns and cities already flooded with new arrivals.
