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Texas governor expands migrant busing campaign to include Philadelphia

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he sent the first busload of illegal immigrants to Philadelphia, adding it to the list of sanctuary cities that he believes should feel the pain of the Biden border surge.

He said the migrants will arrive at a downtown railroad station Wednesday morning.

Philadelphia joins Washington, New York and Chicago as destinations for migrants the Biden administration catches and then releases into Texas.

“Until the Biden Administration does its job and provides Texans and the American people with sustainable border security, Texas will continue doing more than any other state in the nation’s history to defend against an invasion along the border, including adding more sanctuary cities like Philadelphia as drop-off locations for our busing strategy,” Mr.