A fourth bus transporting migrants from Texas who crossed the U.S. border illegally arrived in the nation's capital Saturday.
The bus, transporting approximately 10 passengers, arrived near Union Station in Washington D.C. Saturday morning. Passengers were dropped off at the same area as previous envoys – blocks away from the Capitol and directly in front of the city's central train station.The Central American Resource Center , a social services organization, arrived to support the migrants as they disembarked.
CARECEN provided the migrant group with food and water, then took them to Union Station to eat and use the bathroom. Texas began sending an unspecified number of buses en route to Washington, D.C., on April 8, following Abbott's statement that Texas Division of Emergency Management officials would be transportinginitially described it as a"publicity stunt," with many assuming the governor would not follow through. The Friday bus carried approximately 30 migrants.
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