Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday denied New York City Mayor Eric Adam's allegations that migrants in Texas are being forced onto buses.
said Wednesday that migrants bused out of state are given voluntary consent waivers and are not — as New York City Mayor Eric Adams has alleged — being forced onto the buses.Mayor Muriel Bowser by sending thousands of migrants to their cities. They’ve both said the action is to protest the Biden administration’s border policies.After around 40 migrants arrived at the Big Apple on Sunday, Adams said some of the migrants"wanted to go to other locations and they were not allowed to do so.
"They were forced on the bus with the understanding that they were going to other locations that they wanted to go," Adams said. Abbott’s office told Fox News that the mayor’s allegations are false, and that all migrants sign a waiver — available in multiple languages — before they get onto a bus to D.C. or NYC.Another round of migrantsby bus Tuesday morning.
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