Gov. Greg Abbott suggested Texas was giving federal leaders in Washington, DC, a taste of their own medicine, starting Thursday
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced the busing as part of a broader crackdown amid rising illegal crossings and fears that restoring old policies will overwhelm border communities. For two years, a federal health order called Title 42 has allowed the government to expel more than 1.7 million migrants in the name of controlling covid-19.
As early as Thursday, Texas officials said, the state will start offering bus rides to migrants released from federal custody while their court cases are pending. Abbott and other conservatives have derided current immigration policy as a strategy of “catch and release,” while advocates for migrants say it’s the most humane way to handle the many people seeking asylum in the United States.
Busing already helps redistribute migrants within Texas, the governor said. “So I said, I got a better idea,” he continued. “As opposed to busing these people to San Antonio, let’s continue the ride all the way to Washington, D.C.”
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