Philadelphia is bracing for the potential arrival of a bus filled with dozens of asylum seekers sent from Texas in the coming days
A bus of approximately 52 individuals may be departing from Del Rio, Texas, to Philadelphia, city spokesperson Kevin Lessard said in a statement on Sunday.
The Kenney administration was tipped off about the potential bus coming to the city from a community partner organization.The city does not know when the bus may leave Texas, when it could arrive in Philadelphia, or any information about those on board as Texas officials have not coordinated with the city, Lessard said.New York City, Washington D.C.
New York City, where at least 17,000 asylum seekers have been bused as of early October, declared a state of emergency last month to respond to the humanitarian crisis,
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