Gov. Greg Abbott returns to New York City to keynote a New York Republican Party Gala where he is certain to bring up his Operation Lone Star program.
Gov. Greg Abbott is bringing his cross-country feud with New York City Mayor Eric Adams back to the Big Apple this week. As Abbott continues to build up a national political profile, he is scheduled to headline a big-money GOP fundraiser in Manhattan on Thursday where he will likely up the ante on border security issues, which have been at the heart of his back-and-forth with Adams.
files $708M lawsuit against bus companies for sending migrants from Texas at Abbott's direction As part of his border operation, Abbott has been busing migrants from the Texas border to cities run by Democratic mayors. As of Friday, Abbott's office said the state had transported more than 100,000 migrants to other U.S. cities, including over 40,000 sent to New York City since August 2022.
Gov. Greg Abbott responds as NYC adds restrictions on buses bearing migrants from Texas “Governor Abbott's continued use of migrants as political pawns is not only chaotic and inhumane but makes clear he puts politics over people,” Adams said in January. Abbott did not respond to requests for comments on Monday, but in the past has made clear why he’s targeting New York City.
Illinois governor asks Abbott to pause migrant busing to Chicago during winter storm Abbott and Adams have been jabbing at each other since Adams was elected mayor in 2021. In the summer of 2022, after Abbott started busing migrants to New York City, Adams suggested he might try to help Democrat Beto O’Rourke in his campaign against Abbott. “For the good of America, we need to get him out of office,” Adams said. Abbott was ready to respond during an interview on Fox News.
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