Funviralpark Big picture: Washington, D.C. declared a public emergency in September in response to Texas, Arizona and other states sending thousands of migrants across the southern border into the capital by bus and plane.
detail: It’s unclear who sent the bus Saturday night, but organizers of the Immigrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network believe Abbott was behind it, reports WJLA-TV.
- CNN reported that many migrants wore nothing but T-shirts in the freezing cold and were given blankets before being moved to shelters or churches.
- The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday that immigrants could be deported under Title 42 public health officials or enter into deportation proceedings.
What they say: ““With temperatures remaining dangerously low across the border, no one should put their lives in the hands of smugglers or risk life or limb to cross,” the DHS said.
Further details:
What We Know About Texas and Florida Immigration Transportation
El Paso scrambles to help immigrants in Christmas border crisis
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to end Trump-era immigration policy
