Texas Flies 120 Illegal Immigrants To Chicago

Seen from an aerial view, Texas National Guard soldiers watch over immigrants after they wade through the Rio Grande from Mexico on December 20, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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Texas is now sending illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities by plane. The state flew more than 120 immigrants from El Paso to Chicago on Tuesday. The flight was part of Governor Greg Abbott's policy of sending recently arrived migrants to Democrat-led cities whose leaders said everybody was welcome. Since last year, Texas has sent more than 80-thousand migrants to New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and other cities. They've been sent by the busload. Tuesday's flight was the program's first airlift.


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