{"id":2166952,"date":"2024-02-03T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-has-spent-120-million-in-taxpayers-dollars-bussing-migrants-to-democrat-run-cities\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T17:37:52","slug":"greg-abbott-has-spent-120-million-in-taxpayers-dollars-bussing-migrants-to-democrat-run-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-has-spent-120-million-in-taxpayers-dollars-bussing-migrants-to-democrat-run-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Abbott used $120M in taxpayer funds to transport migrants to Democratic cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fgreg-abbott-has-spent-120-million-in-taxpayers-dollars-bussing-migrants-to-democrat-run-cities%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=2166952&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--><h2>Texas Gov. Greg\u200d Abbott&#8217;s &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221; Costs Over $124 Million, Busses Migrants to\u2063 Sanctuary \u200dCities<\/h2>\n<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s \u2064controversial initiative, known as\u2062 &#8220;Operation Lone Star,&#8221; has been making headlines as it transports migrants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">sanctuary cities<\/a> predominantly\u2063 run by Democrats. However,\u200d this operation\u2062 has come at a hefty price, with Texas footing a bill of over \u2064$124 million in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>According to documents obtained by news outlet Nexstar, the total cost\u200c of the operation was revealed\u200d as\u2062 of January 10. Abbott has been sending migrants to sanctuary cities such as Washington, D.C., New York City, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,\u200c and Chicago. Since April 2022, a staggering 102,400 \u200bmigrants have\u2064 been transported in 2,245 buses.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the increasing influx of migrants crossing the \u2064southern border, Abbott\u200c recently expanded the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-immigration-law-challenged-in-new-lawsuit-filed-by-advocates\/\" title=\"New lawsuit challenges DeSantis immigration law, filed by advocates.\">sanctuary\u200c cities<\/a>\u2062 to include Denver and Los Angeles in 2023. Migrants willingly board these buses, with some claiming\u200b they were enticed by gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that approximately 99.6% of the funding for &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221; comes from taxpayers&#8217; money. Additionally, the government actively seeks donations\u2062 specifically designated for this program, and as of December, private donations had reached\u2063 $460,196.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u2064its inception\u2062 in March\u2064 2021, &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221; has \u2063resulted in a staggering 497,600 apprehensions of illegal migrants. \u2062Among them, 39,000 individuals were arrested, with 35,200\u2064 facing felony charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reached out to Abbott&#8217;s \u200coffice for comment on this matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more \u2064from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s \u200binitiative &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s controversial initiative, known as &#8220;Operation \u200bLone \u2063Star,&#8221; has garnered attention as\u2064 it \u2063transports migrants\u2063 to sanctuary cities predominantly run \u2063by Democrats. However, this \u2062operation \u200bcomes at a significant cost, \u2064with \u200dTexas incurring expenses of over $124 million\u2063 in\u200d less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>Documents obtained\u2064 by news outlet Nexstar\u200c have disclosed\u200b the total\u2063 cost of the operation as of January \u206310. Abbott \u200dhas \u200dbeen redirecting migrants\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-is-right-mass-illegal-immigration-is-destructive\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Mass Illegal Immigration Harms\">sanctuary \u2062cities<\/a> such as Washington, D.C., New York City, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Since April 2022,\u2062 an \u200dastounding 102,400 migrants have been transported in 2,245 \u2064buses.<\/p>\n<p>To address the escalating\u2064 influx\u2062 of migrants crossing the southern \u2062border, Abbott recently expanded the list\u200c of sanctuary cities to include\u2062 Denver and Los \u200cAngeles\u2064 in 2023. Migrants \u200cwillingly board these \u200dbuses,\u2062 with some claiming that they \u200cwere \u200benticed\u200c by\u2062 gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that\u2063 nearly 99.6% \u200bof the\u2062 funding for &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221; is derived \u200bfrom taxpayers&#8217;\u200d money. Furthermore, the government actively seeks donations \u200dspecifically designated for this program, and as of December,\u200d private\u2063 donations had reached $460,196.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception in March \u20642021, \u2063&#8221;Operation \u2063Lone Star&#8221; has resulted in a staggering 497,600 apprehensions of \u2063illegal migrants. Among them, 39,000 individuals were arrested, with 35,200 facing felony charges.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bWashington Examiner reached out\u200b to Abbott&#8217;s office for\u2062 comment on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read\u2064 more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s (R) &#8220;Operation Lone Star&#8221; has incurred a cost of $124 million in under two years. Migrants have been transported to Democrat-run sanctuary cities, as revealed by documents obtained by Nexstar. Abbott has directed migrants to cities like Washington, D.C. and New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2166952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2166952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2166952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2166952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2166952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}