(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is accelerating the state’s busing to New York City of foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. through the southern border.
The majority coming in are believed to not have valid asylum claims, are bypassing federal immigration law, and instead of being deported are being released into the U.S. under new Biden administration policies, attorneys general who’ve sued the administration argue.
Rather than have the 5,000 people being apprehended a day in areas of Texas overwhelm local border communities, Abbott said he’s sending them north to the so-called “Sanctuary Cities” of Washington, D.C. and New York City.
So far, Texas has bused over 1,500 people to New York City since Aug. 5 in addition to 7,400 to Washington, D.C. since April. Doing so, he argues, “is providing much-needed relief to our overwhelmed border communities.”
The state’s border security effort, Operation Lone Star, initiated in March 2021, “continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border,” Abbott said. “Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Biden’s open border policies.”
The Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard are continuing to thwart the illegal smuggling of drugs, weapons and people. They’ve so far apprehended 297,200 foreign nationals who’ve entered Texas illegally, and made more than 19,000 criminal arrests, including more than 16,400 felony charges.
Since last March, DPS has seized over 335.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill nearly every adult and child in the U.S. These numbers exclude those of federal and other agencies.
Abbott has invited both Democratic mayors of New York City and Washington, D.C. to see the border for themselves. They’ve declined his offer.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the Secretary of Defense to approve the use of National Guardsmen and women to help her with the influx of people. New York City Mayor Eric Adams authorized millions in taxpayer money to help relocate and provide services to those being bused to his city. Both mayors have described the influx of people as a “humanitarian crisis,” and blamed Abbott.
But Texas saw more than 100,000 people apprehended last month alone. These exclude the tens of thousands of gotaways who evade law enforcement as they enter Texas illegally in between ports of entry.
Since Biden took office and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas altered federal immigration policies, roughly 5 million people from over 150 countries have entered the U.S. illegally, including “gotaways,” according to data published by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and information provided by a Border Patrol agent to The Center Square.
“Gotaways” is the term CBP uses for those who’ve intentionally entered the U.S. illegally and evaded law enforcement who haven’t made asylum or immigration claims. While CBP collects “gotaway” data, it doesn’t report it publicly. The Center Square obtains that information directly from a Border Patrol agent.
The 5 million figure includes 3.9 million who’ve been apprehended entering the U.S. illegally nationwide, including 3.4 million solely at the southern border. It also includes a minimum of 900,000 gotaways though that number is likely higher, Border Patrol agents and law enforcement officials have told The Center Square.
The estimated 5 million are now greater than the individual populations of 25 states – up from 23 states reported in June.
They are greater than the populations of all of the largest cities in the U.S. excluding New York City based on 2022 data. They also total more than the individual estimated populations of 100 countries and territories, including Ireland (4.9 million) and New Zealand (4.8 million).
In the first 10 months of fiscal 2022, more foreign nationals were apprehended illegally entering the U.S. than all who were in fiscal 2021.
Since Biden took office and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas altered federal immigration policies, roughly 5 million people from over 150 countries have entered the U.S. illegally.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Both mayors have described the influx of people as a “humanitarian crisis,”
and blamed Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Of course these treasonous, socialist Democrat Party mayors blame Texas Governor Greg Abbott, instead of their treasonous Democrat Party ruled Congress and their corrupt, senile, puppet president.
The corrupt, treasonous Democrat elite and the Democrat Party never take responsibility or are held accountable for their own treasonous, unlawful, destructive, dishonorable, immoral actions and agendas. Democrats always Lie and blame someone or something else for their own actions and policies.
I still think its a great pity HE CAN’T bus them 1,000 miles SOUTH OF THE BORDER…
Why be Conservative when sending illegals to the cities designed by Socialist Democrat crime families as sanctuary for their crimes? Why use busses when trains can carry so many more, who use freight car roofs to get to our borders, so should not mind being herded like cattle into freight cars to be sent to the Democrat socialist work camps for a Democrat party American National Socialist “Arbeit Macht Frei” Existence. The kind of sanctuary you will find in those cities will more resemble a chicken bird harvesting breeding bird sanctuary than anything human. Today in East Texas they are now offering $20.50/hour to hire illegals just to wring the chicken’s necks. I’m sure they can get higher wages in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia where guns appear to be their current weapons of choice.
I am so proud of Governor Abbott. Keep it up Governor.
It would be much better if the Governor had his people turn the border crossers around to Mexico! Just DON”T allow them in.
Abbott would if he could; the Biden Federales are unlocking the gates, etc. that the Texas staff had locked. Mexico doesn’t want ’em back, and the Bidenistas won’t even acknowledge they are there.
Time to run the Dems out of Washington.
TIME TO TELL MEXICO, accept them back, oR WE CUT OFF ALL TRADE with you.. IMO MEXICO NEEDS US MORE than we need them!
Good job Governor Abbott. Keep it up and do more!
This little project of Gov.Abbott’s puts our crisis out there for everyone to see. Those left wingers crying about a humanitarian crisis to their cities are a joke. What would they do if they had hundreds of thousands of illegals coming into their cities every month, like those cities and states along the southern border? Now that’s a humanitarian crisis.
As a Texan and an American, I am Proud of our Governor for taking a strong stand.
NY and DC should be overwhelming happy, since they are stated “Sanctuary Cities”!
Perhaps as a temprary measure he should use trains, planes, buses or anything to get them the hell out of Texas now, but will make the rattlesnake round up much more difficult later. Make no mistake, these law breakers have to go home, hopefully sooner rather than later.
When we retake the congress. We must say the Census must count only citizens. English is our official language. Decca is illegal and build the wall. ICE to start deport
WE SHOULD have mandated english as our nation language, DECADES AGO.. AND that the census should only count US Citizens as well…
New York and California opened their golden gates to the illegals…….until the illegals showed up. New York is always going to be a dummycrat state so these new illegal citizens to New York really aren’t changing anything in the rest of the country.
Share the joy with Delaware!
Sent some bus loads to New York’s Governor’s home and Martha’s Vineyard, especially BHO’s block
DO That too all of long island!
Since the NY governor has invited conservatives to leave for Florida, I can’t think of a better place to send the illegals to replace those who leave.
It’s FANTASTIC that Texas is shipping those ILLEGAL INVADERS to Sanctuary Cities like NYC and DC!! It would be EVEN BETTER if they gave the ILLEGAL INVADERS TO EVERY PSYCHO SANCTUARY CITY IN THE USA!!!
PITY we can’t make them STAY in those states!
Can’t include california as it is already little mexico so illegal invaders would not impact much except given another eason to ask for a bailout.