Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends first bus of migrants to Colorado
Abbott said the migrants were dropped off in downtown Denver; more asylum seekers arrive in Philadelphia
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday a busload of migrants from his state had arrived in Denver.
Abbott made the announcement in a press release that the migrants had been bussed from Texas to Denver and dropped off in the city's downtown area.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference in Houston on Sept. 13, 2022. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images, File)
"Texas' overwhelmed and overrun border communities should not have to shoulder the flood of illegal immigration due to President Biden's reckless open border policies, like his mass catch and release without court dates or any way to track them," Abbott said in the release. "Until the President and his Administration step up and fulfill their constitutional duty to secure the border, the State of Texas will continue busing migrants to self-declared sanctuary cities like Denver to provide much-needed relief to our small border towns."
Abbott has bussed migrants to several cities, including New York City; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A bus with migrants arrives in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (City of Philadelphia)
Philadelphia officials said 34 asylum seekers arrived in their city Wednesday from Texas by bus, while another 46 migrants arrived Thursday.
The migrants are from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, according to the update.
Philadelphia has received 23 total buses of migrants since November.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appears during his inauguration ceremony at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago on Monday. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In Chicago — one city taking in migrants being bussed from Texas — newly-elected Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order which establishes a "deputy mayor for immigrant, migrant, and refugee rights."
"Mayor Johnson’s executive order to establish a Deputy Mayor for Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights makes the new role responsible for the coordination and communication between all applicable City departments and officials related to the City’s efforts to support newly arrived and established immigrants, refugees, and migrants," Johnson's office said in a statement.