First Texas bus drops off migrants blocks from US Capitol in Washington, DC

[Gunny]

I disagree with any ruling that says Texas, or any other border state cannot protect its own Border. Biden wants his illegal aliens, he can have them. Delivered.

A bus from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday morning, transporting dozens of illegal immigrants as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis.
Abbott announced last week that he was directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to transport migrants released from federal custody in Texas to the nation’s capital and other locations outside his state.

The bus pulled up at approximately 8 a.m. local time, blocks away from the U.S. Capitol building. Individuals disembarked one by one except for family units who exited together. They checked in with officials and had wristbands they were wearing cut off before being told they could go.


According to TDEM, Abbott’s plan is already working. The agency told Fox News on Monday that many of the communities that originally reached out for support – from the Rio Grande Valley to Terrell County – say the federal government stopped dropping immigrants in their towns since Abbott's announcement on April 6.
Some had questioned whether Abbott’s plan to bus migrants was genuine. The White House dismissed it as a "publicity stunt." Even Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer, a Republican, called it a "gimmick."


TDEM said it dispatched buses over the weekend to border communities where it coordinated with officials to identify these immigrants. The agency added that each bus has the capacity and supplies necessary to carry up to 40 migrants released in Texas communities and transport them to Washington, D.C.
Still, the governor's legal authority to transport busloads of migrants to the U.S. Capitol remains in question. The 2012 Supreme Court case, Arizona v. the United States, prevents states from making their own immigration policies.


Abbott insists that the federal government is failing to adequately address the situation. President Biden recently announced that he would be rescindingTitle 42, which was used to expel migrants swiftly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Texans demand and deserve an aggressive, comprehensive strategy to secure our border—not President Biden's lackluster leadership," Abbott said in a statement. "As the federal government continues to roll back commonsense policies that once kept our communities safe, our local law enforcement has stepped up to protect Texans from dangerous criminals, deadly drugs, and illegal contraband flooding into the Lone Star State."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tex...washington-d-c

[jimnyc]

That's great, and every other state that receives any illegals should follow up and do the same. And if they somehow block it, then send them to the closest area to Joe in Delaware. This is so much bullshit.

[Gunny]

That's great, and every other state that receives any illegals should follow up and do the same. And if they somehow block it, then send them to the closest area to Joe in Delaware. This is so much bullshit.

All states need to. Seems you can get attention if you bring the problem to DC.

Let's see how long it takes for the Dems to call this an "insurrection" led by Abbott

[SassyLady]

The government is already telling Border Patrol to instruct the illegals to not get on busses to DC.

[jimnyc]

I disagree with any ruling that says Texas, or any other border state cannot protect its own Border. Biden wants his illegal aliens, he can have them. Delivered.

Here's the 4th Fedex package - signed, sealed & delivered on time! Enjoy DC!

They need to have an emergency governors meeting/conference & all get together and agree to do the same and send all illegals to DC. They will start to add up. Any state that refuses, that's fine, let them start to add up in the democrat lead states. Eventually the citizens there will have had enough and they'll respond with their checkbooks voting rights.

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Fourth Texas migrant bus arrives in DC near US Capitol

Bus carrying approximately 10 migrants was assisted by a social services organization.

A fourth bus transporting migrants from Texas who crossed the U.S. border illegally arrived in the nation's capital Saturday.

The bus, transporting approximately 10 passengers, arrived near Union Station in Washington D.C. Saturday morning. Passengers were dropped off at the same area as previous envoys – blocks away from the Capitol and directly in front of the city's central train station.

The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), a social services organization, arrived to support the migrants as they disembarked.

CARECEN provided the migrant group with food and water, then took them to Union Station to eat and use the bathroom.

The busloads of migrants have been a continued campaign by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has told journalists that the White House has failed to take the problem of illegal immigration into Southern states seriously.

Rest - https://www.foxnews.com/us/fourth-te...-washington-dc