The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection criticizes Texas Gov. Abbott for busing migrants from the southern border to Washington, D.C., without consulting with federal officials.
from the southern border to Washington, D.C., without consulting with federal officials.
Migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua who had crossed the southern border from Mexico arrivedas “part of Governor Abbott’s response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 expulsions,” the governor's office said in a statement this week. Migrants who were transported on a bus from Texas gather outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.The policy, which is set to be lifted May 23, hassince spring 2020, and Homeland Security officials have warned of a potential surge of migrants after the policy is no longer enforced.
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