Texas has begun busing migrants to Denver, Gov. Greg Abbott announces:
Colorado’s capital becomes the fifth Democratic-run destination for immigrants transported ...
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Abbott announces Texas migrant buses to DenverDenver is the fifth Democratic-run destination; according to the state, more than 19,000 migrants have been transported to these cities overall.
Key FactsMay 19, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The program began in April 2022 with Washington, D.C.; New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia were later added.
- Denver stopped sheltering migrants not processed by immigration authorities earlier this month and reactivated its Emergency Operations Center a week ago.
- Abbott’s office said the first group arrived Thursday afternoon near Civic Center Park in Denver.
- Democratic lawmakers and immigrant-rights advocates criticized the initiative, alleging Abbott was using vulnerable people as political pawns.
“Until the President and his Administration step up and fulfill their constitutional duty to secure the border, the State of Texas will continue busing migrants to self-declared sanctuary cities like Denver to provide much-needed relief to our small border towns,” Abbott said in a statement.— Gov. Greg Abbott, in a statement about Texas' migrant-busing program to Denver
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Key FactsGovernor Abbott has directed the Texas National Guard and the Department of Public Safety to arrest migrants at the border.
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- Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday directing Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers to apprehend and return undocumented migrants to the southern border.
- The two-term Republican governor said he took the measure because of the Biden administration's inability to stop rising illegal Mexican immigration.
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