Greg Abbott pushes back against White House criticism after flying illegal aliens to VP’s home on Christmas Eve

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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) defended busing more illegal immigrants to Washington, DC on Christmas Eve after the White House issued a reprimand.

Texas sent three buses full of illegal aliens to Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence on Christmas Eve amid temperatures in the teens, prompting the White House on Sunday to say it was of a “cruel, dangerous and shameful stunt”.

Abbott redirected blame for what he called an “unsustainable crisis” to President Joe Biden’s “open border policies.”

Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze said the illegal aliens signed voluntary consent waivers provided in multiple languages ​​upon boarding, agreeing to the destination.

“The White House is full of a group of hypocrites, led by the chief hypocrite who flew migrant planes across the country and often under the cover of night,” Eze said in a statement.

The federal government is processing and “dumping” illegal aliens into Texas border towns like El Paso, which recently declared a state of emergency, Eze said.

“Instead of their hypocritical complaints that Texas is providing much-needed relief to our overrun and overwhelmed border communities, President Biden and Border Czar Harris must step up and do their job to secure the border, which they continue to fail. not do,” added Eze. .

Texas has now sent more than 15,900 illegal immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities run mostly by Democrats in an effort to deal with an influx of illegal aliens on the southern border.

“Were providing relief to local communities overwhelmed by President Bidens’ open border policies,” Abbott said.

On Dec. 20, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration had “gotten more resources for the border than any president who came before him.” [Biden].”

A U.S. Border Patrol agent gives instructions to immigrants who crossed the Rio Grande to El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 19, 2022. (John Moore/Getty Images) Record Arrests , Title 42

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Title 42, former President Donald Trump’s immigration and public health order, for the time being.

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 (pdf) to grant an emergency request from 19 Republican state attorneys general seeking to intervene in defense of the rule, shelving a ruling by Columbia District Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, who allowed the rule to expire last week.

The 19 states argued that lifting the policy would increase already high border crossings. Meanwhile, Abbott has pleaded with the Supreme Court and other courts to enforce the rule, warning it would lead to an increase in illegal immigration.

The Title 42 order was first invoked in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy remained in place under Biden. The policy allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to return asylum seekers and illegal immigrants for health reasons listed in Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) COVID guidelines. -19.

U.S. Border Patrol officers apprehended a record 2.2 million migrants at the southwest border in fiscal year 2022, which ended Sept. 30, data shows (pdf). Under Title 42 policy, nearly half of those arrested were promptly deported.

Since Biden took office, about 4.9 million people have entered the United States illegally from Mexico, the data shows.

In a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration would comply with the order and prepare for the courts’ review.

At the same time, we are making progress in our preparations to manage the border in a safe, orderly and humane manner when Title 42 is finally lifted and will continue to expand legal pathways for immigration, Jean-Pierre said.

Caden Pearson is an Australia-based journalist. Contact him on [email protected]

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