2022 United States immigrant relocations
In 2022, Republican Governors Greg Abbott, Doug Ducey, and Ron DeSantis of Texas, Arizona, and Florida respectively, enacted policies to transport illegal immigrants and asylum seekers from their states to areas of the country run by members of the Democratic Party, including Washington D.C., Martha's Vineyard, Chicago, and New York City.
Background[edit]
Texas[edit]
On April 7, 2022, Abbott announced in a press conference a plan to direct the Texas Division of Emergency Management to bus illegal immigrants with 900 charter buses from Texas to Washington D.C, citing the potential surge of immigrants who would cross the border after Title 42 provisions regarding communicable disease were set to be rolled back by President Biden the next month.[1] Any mayor, county judge, or city could request buses for immigrants who had been released from federal custody.[2] After initial criticism, Abbott clarified that the trip would be voluntary for immigrants.[3] On April 13, the first bus, carrying 24 immigrants, arrived in Washington D.C after 30 hours.[4] A second bus arrived the next day.[5] Senator Ted Cruz supported Abbott's actions and advocated for more immigrants to be bused into other predominantly Democratic areas.[6] In a press conference, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was "nice" that Texas was "helping them get to their final destination as they await the outcome of their immigration proceedings".[7] Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser responded to the influx of migrants from Texas by requesting National Guard support for what she termed a "migrant crisis."[8]
Arizona[edit]
Florida[edit]
On September 14, 2022, DeSantis sent two airplanes carrying undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard in order to draw attention to the Biden administration's border policies and redistribute the costs of sheltering.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Governor Abbott threatens to bus migrants from Texas to US Capitol". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Amir Vera and Amy Simonson. "Texas to send buses of undocumented immigrants to US capital if they're willing to go, Gov. Greg Abbott says". CNN. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Moritz, John. "Policy to bus migrants to Washington is voluntary, but Gov. Abbott did not initially make that clear". El Paso Times. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Arelis Hernandez, Maria Sachetti (April 13, 2022). "First busload of migrants from Texas arrives in D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Bernal, Rafael (April 14, 2022). "Second bus drops off migrants near Capitol". The Hill. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Greg Abbott faces fire for busing migrants to DC: 'This is kidnapping'". The Independent. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Psaki: It's 'Nice' of Texas to Send Busloads of Illegal Immigrants to D.C." National Review. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "G.O.P. Governors Cause Havoc by Busing Migrants to East Coast". The New York Times. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ↑ Chasmar, Jessica (September 14, 2022). "Ron DeSantis sends two planes of illegal immigrants to Martha's Vineyard". Fox News.
- ↑ "Florida flies migrants to 'sanctuary' of Martha's Vineyard". CTV News. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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