Texas Migrant Buses Has Cost Lone Star State 12M Report

Figures from the Texas Division of Emergency Management show the Lone Star State has spent over $12.7 million to bus migrants to New York City and Washington, DC, CNN reported. A spreadsheet obtained by the outlet through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that, as of August 9, the state has paid $12,707,720.92 to charter service Wynne Transportation to move the migrants northward. Texas Gov. Abbott has sent scores of migrants to Democrat-run cities since April.Bloomberg via Getty Images Abbott has sent scores of migrants on chartered buses to New York and DC in a political stand against what he blasted as President Biden’s “irresponsible open border policies.” More than 7,400 migrants have been bused to DC since April and more than 1,500 to New York City since August 5, Abbott’s office said in a statement Friday, according to CNN. In an apparent acknowledgment of the cost, Abbott’s office has been soliciting for donations to fund the fleet. A web portal for donations says that any funds not used to charter buses will go toward the state’s border wall efforts. But CNN has reported that the state has raised a mere $167,828 in donations, leaving taxpayers on the hook for well over $12 million — as the crisis at the southern border under Biden intensifies. Raul Ortiz, chief of the US Border Patrol, blames the Biden administration’s “no consequences” immigration policy — and expects the problem will worsen. Border-crossers who have been released from federal custody are typically allowed to travel freely ahead of scheduled immigration court dates. “​​In my experience, we have seen increases when there are no consequences,” Ortiz ​said in a July deposition​, which was obtained this week by Fox News Digital​. ​ “So, it will increase at an exponential rate. Is that what is being suggested here?” Ortiz was then pressed. Texas started sending migrants to DC in April, and Abbott acknowledged sending buses to New York after Mayor Adams publicly accused him of doing so in August. Getty Images Over 6,000 migrants have reached the city from the southern border since May, according to city officials. Getty Images Texas has reportedly spent over $12 million to bus migrants out of state. James Keivom “Well, I do think it will increase, yeah,”​ ​the border cop replied​.​ Meanwhile, the number of migrants coming to the US from Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — has also shifted to people making the journey from as far away as Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, a new analysis found. Migrants fleeing from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have soared 11,000% since 2007, according to the analysis of Border Patrol statistics by CNN. The relocation of migrants from the Lone Star State has led to an ongoing war of words between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Abbott. Manuel Castro, the Big Apple’s commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, recently accused Abbott of placing security on the buses in an effort to keep migrants from disembarking before reaching the city. Abbott’s office has denied the accusation. “Mayor Adams is flat-out lying and knows nothing about Texas’ busing operations. Migrants are allowed to disembark at any of the stops on the way to New York City or Washington, D.C., as they have been processed and released by the federal government,” press secretary Renae Eze told The Post earlier this month. Castro, in turn, has called the busing project a political stunt, part of Abbott’s race for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. “We expect this to continue through November — through his re-election campaign — and we’ll see from there,” Castro told The Post last week.

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Figures from the Texas Division of Emergency Management show the Lone Star State has spent over $12.7 million to bus migrants to New York City and Washington, DC, CNN reported. A spreadsheet obtained by the outlet through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that, as of August 9, the state has paid $12,707,720.92 to charter service Wynne Transportation to move the migrants northward. Texas Gov. Abbott has sent scores of migrants to Democrat-run cities since April.Bloomberg via Getty Images Abbott has sent scores of migrants on chartered buses to New York and DC in a political stand against what he blasted as President Biden’s “irresponsible open border policies.” More than 7,400 migrants have been bused to DC since April and more than 1,500 to New York City since August 5, Abbott’s office said in a statement Friday, according to CNN. In an apparent acknowledgment of the cost, Abbott’s office has been soliciting for donations to fund the fleet. A web portal for donations says that any funds not used to charter buses will go toward the state’s border wall efforts. But CNN has reported that the state has raised a mere $167,828 in donations, leaving taxpayers on the hook for well over $12 million — as the crisis at the southern border under Biden intensifies. Raul Ortiz, chief of the US Border Patrol, blames the Biden administration’s “no consequences” immigration policy — and expects the problem will worsen. Border-crossers who have been released from federal custody are typically allowed to travel freely ahead of scheduled immigration court dates. “​​In my experience, we have seen increases when there are no consequences,” Ortiz ​said in a July deposition​, which was obtained this week by Fox News Digital​. ​ “So, it will increase at an exponential rate. Is that what is being suggested here?” Ortiz was then pressed. Texas started sending migrants to DC in April, and Abbott acknowledged sending buses to New York after Mayor Adams publicly accused him of doing so in August. Getty Images Over 6,000 migrants have reached the city from the southern border since May, according to city officials. Getty Images Texas has reportedly spent over $12 million to bus migrants out of state. James Keivom “Well, I do think it will increase, yeah,”​ ​the border cop replied​.​ Meanwhile, the number of migrants coming to the US from Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — has also shifted to people making the journey from as far away as Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, a new analysis found. Migrants fleeing from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have soared 11,000% since 2007, according to the analysis of Border Patrol statistics by CNN. The relocation of migrants from the Lone Star State has led to an ongoing war of words between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Abbott. Manuel Castro, the Big Apple’s commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, recently accused Abbott of placing security on the buses in an effort to keep migrants from disembarking before reaching the city. Abbott’s office has denied the accusation. “Mayor Adams is flat-out lying and knows nothing about Texas’ busing operations. Migrants are allowed to disembark at any of the stops on the way to New York City or Washington, D.C., as they have been processed and released by the federal government,” press secretary Renae Eze told The Post earlier this month. Castro, in turn, has called the busing project a political stunt, part of Abbott’s race for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. “We expect this to continue through November — through his re-election campaign — and we’ll see from there,” Castro told The Post last week.

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Figures from the Texas Division of Emergency Management show the Lone Star State has spent over $12.7 million to bus migrants to New York City and Washington, DC, CNN reported. A spreadsheet obtained by the outlet through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that, as of August 9, the state has paid $12,707,720.92 to charter service Wynne Transportation to move the migrants northward. Texas Gov. Abbott has sent scores of migrants to Democrat-run cities since April.Bloomberg via Getty Images Abbott has sent scores of migrants on chartered buses to New York and DC in a political stand against what he blasted as President Biden’s “irresponsible open border policies.” More than 7,400 migrants have been bused to DC since April and more than 1,500 to New York City since August 5, Abbott’s office said in a statement Friday, according to CNN. In an apparent acknowledgment of the cost, Abbott’s office has been soliciting for donations to fund the fleet. A web portal for donations says that any funds not used to charter buses will go toward the state’s border wall efforts. But CNN has reported that the state has raised a mere $167,828 in donations, leaving taxpayers on the hook for well over $12 million — as the crisis at the southern border under Biden intensifies. Raul Ortiz, chief of the US Border Patrol, blames the Biden administration’s “no consequences” immigration policy — and expects the problem will worsen. Border-crossers who have been released from federal custody are typically allowed to travel freely ahead of scheduled immigration court dates. “​​In my experience, we have seen increases when there are no consequences,” Ortiz ​said in a July deposition​, which was obtained this week by Fox News Digital​. ​ “So, it will increase at an exponential rate. Is that what is being suggested here?” Ortiz was then pressed. Texas started sending migrants to DC in April, and Abbott acknowledged sending buses to New York after Mayor Adams publicly accused him of doing so in August. Getty Images Over 6,000 migrants have reached the city from the southern border since May, according to city officials. Getty Images Texas has reportedly spent over $12 million to bus migrants out of state. James Keivom “Well, I do think it will increase, yeah,”​ ​the border cop replied​.​ Meanwhile, the number of migrants coming to the US from Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — has also shifted to people making the journey from as far away as Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, a new analysis found. Migrants fleeing from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have soared 11,000% since 2007, according to the analysis of Border Patrol statistics by CNN. The relocation of migrants from the Lone Star State has led to an ongoing war of words between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Abbott. Manuel Castro, the Big Apple’s commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, recently accused Abbott of placing security on the buses in an effort to keep migrants from disembarking before reaching the city. Abbott’s office has denied the accusation. “Mayor Adams is flat-out lying and knows nothing about Texas’ busing operations. Migrants are allowed to disembark at any of the stops on the way to New York City or Washington, D.C., as they have been processed and released by the federal government,” press secretary Renae Eze told The Post earlier this month. Castro, in turn, has called the busing project a political stunt, part of Abbott’s race for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. “We expect this to continue through November — through his re-election campaign — and we’ll see from there,” Castro told The Post last week.

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Figures from the Texas Division of Emergency Management show the Lone Star State has spent over $12.7 million to bus migrants to New York City and Washington, DC, CNN reported. A spreadsheet obtained by the outlet through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that, as of August 9, the state has paid $12,707,720.92 to charter service Wynne Transportation to move the migrants northward. Texas Gov. Abbott has sent scores of migrants to Democrat-run cities since April.Bloomberg via Getty Images Abbott has sent scores of migrants on chartered buses to New York and DC in a political stand against what he blasted as President Biden’s “irresponsible open border policies.” More than 7,400 migrants have been bused to DC since April and more than 1,500 to New York City since August 5, Abbott’s office said in a statement Friday, according to CNN. In an apparent acknowledgment of the cost, Abbott’s office has been soliciting for donations to fund the fleet. A web portal for donations says that any funds not used to charter buses will go toward the state’s border wall efforts. But CNN has reported that the state has raised a mere $167,828 in donations, leaving taxpayers on the hook for well over $12 million — as the crisis at the southern border under Biden intensifies. Raul Ortiz, chief of the US Border Patrol, blames the Biden administration’s “no consequences” immigration policy — and expects the problem will worsen. Border-crossers who have been released from federal custody are typically allowed to travel freely ahead of scheduled immigration court dates. “​​In my experience, we have seen increases when there are no consequences,” Ortiz ​said in a July deposition​, which was obtained this week by Fox News Digital​. ​ “So, it will increase at an exponential rate. Is that what is being suggested here?” Ortiz was then pressed. Texas started sending migrants to DC in April, and Abbott acknowledged sending buses to New York after Mayor Adams publicly accused him of doing so in August. Getty Images Over 6,000 migrants have reached the city from the southern border since May, according to city officials. Getty Images Texas has reportedly spent over $12 million to bus migrants out of state. James Keivom “Well, I do think it will increase, yeah,”​ ​the border cop replied​.​ Meanwhile, the number of migrants coming to the US from Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — has also shifted to people making the journey from as far away as Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, a new analysis found. Migrants fleeing from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have soared 11,000% since 2007, according to the analysis of Border Patrol statistics by CNN. The relocation of migrants from the Lone Star State has led to an ongoing war of words between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Abbott. Manuel Castro, the Big Apple’s commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, recently accused Abbott of placing security on the buses in an effort to keep migrants from disembarking before reaching the city. Abbott’s office has denied the accusation. “Mayor Adams is flat-out lying and knows nothing about Texas’ busing operations. Migrants are allowed to disembark at any of the stops on the way to New York City or Washington, D.C., as they have been processed and released by the federal government,” press secretary Renae Eze told The Post earlier this month. Castro, in turn, has called the busing project a political stunt, part of Abbott’s race for a third term against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. “We expect this to continue through November — through his re-election campaign — and we’ll see from there,” Castro told The Post last week.