Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy additional buses to Eagle Pass and El Paso to help with the migrant crisis.
"There's no way that one city could possibly handle this influx of people coming at one time," said Robert Myrland. "This is not a major metropolitan area that is being asked to shoulder the majority of the burden."
The buses in El Paso and Eagle Pass are being activated in addition to the ongoing state bus operations in Brownsville, Del Rio, Laredo, and McAllen.
To date, Texas has bused:
- Over 11,900 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022
- Over 14,800 migrants to New York City since August 2022
- Over 8,700 migrants to Chicago since August 2022
- Over 3,000 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022
- Over 1,500 migrants to Denver since May 18
- Over 610 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 457,500 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 34,400 criminal arrests, with more than 31,300 felony charges reported. Texas law enforcement has seized over 429 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission...more
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