Abbott vows buses will keep rolling in face of fewer border crossings

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LAST MONTH– TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT MADE THIS DECLARATION.

[GREG ABBOTT]

AND WE’VE CONTINUED BUSING MIGRANTS TO SANCTUARY CITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND THOSE BUSES WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL UNTIL WE FINALLY SECURE OUR BORDER.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

BUT THE BUSES HAVEN’T BEEN ROLLING CONSISTENTLY FOR MONTHS BECAUSE THE FLOW OF MIGRANTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS FALLING DRAMATICALLY.

MIGRANT CROSSINGS WENT FROM A RECORD HIGH OF 300 THOUSAND IN DECEMBER TO AROUND 84 THOUSAND IN JUNE– THE LOWEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE BIDEN TOOK OFFICE.

SMALLER NUMBERS MEAN FEWER BUSES COMING FROM TEXAS. 

SOME CITIES SAY THEY HAVEN’T SEEN A BUS FROM THE LONESTAR STATE SINCE JANUARY.

CHICAGO– THE SITE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION– HAD A BUS ARRIVE IN A SUBURB IN JUNE– BUT OFFICIALS SAY NONE HAVE STOPPED WITHIN THE CITY SINCE CHRISTMAS.

THE WHITE HOUSE CREDITS THE DROP IN CROSSINGS TO ITS ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES AT THE BORDER.

IN JUNE, BIDEN ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING ASYLUM UNTIL ILLEGAL CROSSINGS DROPPED BELOW A SET THRESHOLD.

ABBOTT’S OFFICE ADMITS THERE ARE FEWER BUSES ROLLING OUT OF TEXAS.

BUT ATTRIBUTES IT TO THE GOVERNOR’S BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS.

PARTICULARLY, OPERATION LONE STAR– CLAIMING THE GOVERNOR’S ACTIONS HAVE LED TO A “DECREASE IN ILLEGAL CROSSINGS BY 85 PERCENT.”

THE 11-BILLION DOLLAR INITIATIVE HAS FACED LEGAL CHALLENGES.

THE SUPREME COURT ALLOWED THE FEDS TO CUT AND REMOVE STATE-INSTALLED RAZOR WIRE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE EARLIER THIS YEAR. IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES CLAIM THE OPERATION FALSELY CONFLATES IMMIGRATION WITH SERIOUS CRIMES. THE ACLU OF TEXAS SAYS MOST ARRESTS INVOLVING MIGRANTS INCLUDE MINOR OFFENSES AND FEW HAVE LED TO DRUGS OR WEAPONS CHARGES.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.