More than 100 immigrants were dropped off off Near US Vice President Kamala Harris home in Washington over Christmas break, immigrant aid groups said Sunday, as the White House blasted Texas for send immigrants.
about 110-130 of Immigrants are asylum seekers in United States, many of their families with childrenDeveloped on Bus management Tatiana Laborde said by officials in Texas director of SAMU First Response, a relief agency in action with the city of Washington, DC
She said by phone that aid groups had been informed of their flight and wait for them arrival late on Saturday for delivery out Blankets are then taken to the church in The city is in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Nor were aides to Texas Governor Greg Abbott available to me comment on Whether the state has coordinated their transfer.
Republican governor, outspoken critic of The immigration policies of the Biden administration, and some other Republican governors, have been moving immigrants to Democratic-controlled cities in Northern United States.
Texas buses thousands of immigrants to Washington, New York, and Chicago, in what some critics described stunt medium national debate over high levels of Migrants arrive along the southern border of the United States.
Laborde said in the past A week, nine buses of immigrants were dropped off in Washington.
“Recently, what we’re seeing is an increase in people From Ecuador and Colombia. Previously, many Venezuelans arrived by bus added.
many of The most recent arrivals are now trying to go to New York or New Jersey where they have relatives or other, Laborde said community support.
The White House criticizes Texas
Meanwhile, the White House on The two accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of Endangering lives after buses of immigrants on Cold Christmas Eve.
Republican Abbott, an outspoken critic of The immigration policies of the Biden administration, not recognized on Christmas Eve drop so is it office It did not claim responsibility.
Governor Abbott abandoned children on the side of The Road in below Freezing temperatures on Christmas Eve uncoordinated with “Any federal or local authorities,” White House spokesman Abdullah Hassan said. in Declaration.
political games Get nothing done and just waste lives in dangergood added.
Hassan said the Biden administration is ready for that work with Democrats and Republicans on solutions for immigrants issue.
Amy Fisher, arranger with The Mutual Aid Network for Solidarity with Immigrants, told NPR that the immigrants were relocated immediately cityEquipped buses in Washington moved to the church, which was distributing hot food and clothing.
Claudia Tristan, Co-Organiser with Same group for Reuters on On Monday that almost all of the immigrants landed near the vice president’s house home they were already on they way to relatives and friends in United State.
In a letter to Biden on On December 20, Abbott said the state was overburdened with thousands of men and women And the children Crossing into Texas every day who risk freeze to death on city Streets.
Hidalgo County, Texas, Judge Richard Cortez on Monday he told CNN that the local in Texas like I was overwhelmed by the number of immigrants, and not all of them can be accommodated.
Transfer of immigrants out of this is area in a way helps us… But it’s not a solution to the problem, said Cortez, whose province borders Mexico.
