Officials in New York and D.C. said earlier this month they were overwhelmed by the influx of migrants.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management told Axios that it "has paid over $12 million transporting migrants processed and released by the federal government in Texas border communities."
Specifically, Texas paid $12,707,720.92 to Wynne Transportation to help charter buses of migrants to the two East Coast cities, according to , which obtained a spreadsheet of the state of Texas' financial information through a Freedom of Information Act request.“President Biden’s reckless open border policies have created an ongoing crisis [...] and he has left Texans footing the bill for his inaction," Renae Eze, press secretary for Abbott, told Axios in an emailed statement.
"Until President Biden and Congress do their jobs and secure our southern border, Texas will continue utilizing every strategy to address this border crisis and protect Texans,” Eze added.If purchased independently, a one-day bus trip from El Paso to New York City costs around $291, and a ticket from El Paso to D.C. is about $324, according to the El-Paso Times. Flights for those trips hover around $400.. So far, donations have brought in around $118,000.
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