City officials and immigrant rights activists say some were deprived of sufficient food, water and medical care during their journey north.
Migrants and asylum seekers arrived at Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City on Sunday, August 7th, 2022.Migrants and asylum seekers arrived at Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City on Sunday, August 7th, 2022.Texas officials said they plan to bus more asylum seekers to New York, even as local officials and immigration rights activists charge that those recently dispatched are being sent here without sufficient food, water and medical assistance.
Texas officials had no immediate reply to the alleged treatment, except to double-down on a promise to send more asylum seekers north – another salvo in a widening election-year showdown pitting immigration hardliner Abbott against Democrats in New York and the White House over border issues. about the busing strategy, which Texas officials call Operation Lone Star, Abbott noted that 6,500 immigrants had been transported north, many of them to Washington, D.C.
Thielmann, of Team TLC, said many of the immigrants have come from Mexico, Honduras and Venezuela, with some coming from as far away as Argentina.
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