AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) touted the state’s accomplishment of busing more than 100,000 immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” nationwide, including top destinations New York City and Chicago.
The three-term Republican governor’s office announced the feat Friday and added that it does not plan to stop providing state-funded transportation for immigrants to travel north anytime soon.
“Until Biden does his job to secure the border, Texas will continue to hold the line,” Abbott said in a post to X.
Since it began in April 2022, approximately 105,000 immigrants have boarded the buses from various places along the Texas border following their release from federal Border Patrol custody after coming over the border illegally.
More than 39,600 immigrants have chosen to travel to New York City, followed by 32,500 who boarded buses to
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