Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of a 'despicable act' in busing migrants to California during Tropical Storm Hilary.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemns Gov. Greg Abbott for installing border barriers in Rio Grande
From a second X account, used while campaigning, Bass also had written,"This evening, Los Angeles received another bus from Texas. That means that while we were urging Angelenos to stay safe, the Governor of Texas was sending a bus with families and toddlers straight towards us KNOWING they’d have to drive right into an unprecedented storm. Evil."
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for sending a bus of migrants during warnings about Tropical Storm Hilary.Texas has bussed more than 30,000 migrants to Democratic-controlled cities across the U.S. that had touted their ownsince last year as part of Operation Lone Star. The effort is intended to provide relief to Texas communities overwhelmed and overridden amid what Republican Abbott has deemed the Biden administration's refusal to secure the border.
A group of migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrives St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church on July 13, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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