(Headline USA) Three busses of illegal immigrants arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris on Christmas Eve and were quickly turned away, despite freezing-cold temperatures.
Texas authorities have not confirmed their involvement.
The buses that arrived late Saturday outside the vice president’s residence were carrying around 110 to 130 people, according to Tatiana Laborde, managing director of SAMU First Response, a relief agency working with the city of Washington to serve thousands of illegal immigrants who have been bussed to D.C. in recent months.
Local organizers had expected the buses to arrive Sunday but found out Saturday that the group would get to Washington early, Laborde said.
Laborde said employees had blankets ready for the people who arrived on Christmas Eve and moved them quickly onto waiting buses for a ride to an area church. A local restaurant chain donated dinner and breakfast.
Most of the arrivals were headed to other destinations and expected to remain in Washington only briefly.
Gov. Greg Abbott‘s office did not respond to a request for comment Sunday morning. His office said last week that Texas has given bus rides to more than 15,000 people since April to Washington, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Republicans point out that Biden and Harris, who was designated the administration’s ‘point person on the root causes of migration,’ have relaxed restrictions that induced many people to leave their countries of origin.
Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press
