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Sindy Nanclares

Texas has spent $221 million sending tens of thousands of migrants to Democratic-led sanctuary cities

Migrants cross the US border from Matamoros in Mexico after obtaining an appointment to legally enter the United States. (Credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott 's administration has spent over $221 million to transport some 120,000 migrants and asylum seekers out of Texas between April 2022 and August 2024, according to The Washington Examiner.

During this time, the migrants were sent mainly to 6 sanctuary cities, including New York, Chicago and Denver.

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