{"id":1435558,"date":"2022-04-13T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435558"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:44:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:44:48","slug":"first-bus-from-texas-drops-off-illegals-blocks-from-u-s-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-bus-from-texas-drops-off-illegals-blocks-from-u-s-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"First Bus From Texas Drops Off Illegals Blocks From U.S. Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-bus-from-texas-drops-off-illegals-blocks-from-u-s-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A bus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday morning, transporting dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Abbott announced last week that he was directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to transport migrants released from federal custody in Texas to the nation\u2019s capital and other locations outside his state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-title-42-rescinded-bus-migrants-washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TEXAS CLAIMS A WIN AFTER GOV. ABBOTT PLEDGED TO BUS ILLEGALS TO WASHINGTON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bus pulled up at approximately 8 a.m. local time, blocks away from the U.S. Capitol building. Fox News has learned that they came from the Del Rio sector in Texas, after coming to the U.S. from Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the bus&#8217;s arrival in Washington, D.C., individuals disembarked one by one except for family units who exited together. They checked in with officials and had wristbands they were wearing cut off before being told they could go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Texas-Migrants-DC-Capitol.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Texas-Migrants-DC-Capitol-5.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Texas-Migrants-DC-Capitol-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A group of migrants were bused from Texas to Washington, D.C., where they were dropped off blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to TDEM, Abbott\u2019s plan is already working. The agency told Fox News on Monday that many of the communities that originally reached out for support \u2013 from the Rio Grande Valley to Terrell County \u2013 say the federal government stopped dropping immigrants in their towns since Abbott&#8217;s announcement on April 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some had questioned whether Abbott\u2019s plan to bus migrants was genuine. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>\u00a0dismissed it as a &#8220;publicity stunt.&#8221; Even Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer, a Republican, called it a &#8220;gimmick.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/migrants-snap-selfies-border-agents-crossing-into-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MIGRANTS SNAP SELFIES AT BORDER AFTER CROSSING INTO US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TDEM said it dispatched buses over the weekend to border communities where it coordinated with officials to identify these immigrants. The agency added that each bus has the capacity and supplies necessary to carry up to 40 migrants released in Texas communities and transport them to Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, the governor&#8217;s legal authority to transport busloads of migrants to the U.S. Capitol remains in question. The 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Supreme Court<\/u><\/a> case, Arizona v. the United States, prevents states from making their own immigration policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abbott insists that the federal government is failing to adequately address the situation. President Biden recently announced that he would be rescinding Title 42, which was used to expel migrants swiftly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Texans demand and deserve an aggressive, comprehensive strategy to secure our border\u2014not President Biden&#8217;s lackluster leadership,&#8221; Abbott said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-reaffirms-support-for-law-enforcement-at-texas-border-sheriffs-coalition-spring-meeting-in-el-paso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;As the federal government continues to roll back commonsense policies that once kept our communities safe, our local law enforcement has stepped up to protect Texans from dangerous criminals, deadly drugs, and illegal contraband flooding into the Lone Star State.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 Griff Jenkins, Bradford Betz, Marisa Schultz, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bus from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday morning, transporting dozens of illegal immigrants as part of Texas Gov. 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