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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Stephen Neukam

Gov. Greg Abbott sends five more buses of migrants to New York, escalating feud with Mayor Eric Adams

Migrants from Texas arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Aug. 17, 2022.
Migrants from Texas arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Aug. 17. (Credit: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)

WASHINGTON — Five more busloads of migrants who crossed the border from Mexico into Texas reached New York City on Wednesday as Gov. Greg Abbott escalated his feud with the city’s mayor with a victory lap op-ed in the New York Post.

The latest group of buses is the biggest to reach the East Coast city in one day since Abbott began the policy in early August, according to Fox News. In the biting op-ed, the governor accused New York City Mayor Eric Adams of hypocrisy when it comes to his border policies.

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