Tag Archives: Gov. Abbott cracks down on migrant transportation with a new executive order citing COVID-19 worries

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued another executive order on immigration Wednesday, hammering the ability of private transport companies to take newly arrived migrants to shelters and possibly final destinations. The order restricts ground transportation of migrants who “pose a risk of carrying COVID-19 into Texas communities” and comes as the numbers of arrivals of migrant families and unaccompanied migrant minors …

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