Busing migrants out of Texas affecting small cities in Republican-led states
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed thousands of migrants bused out of Texas to Washington, D.C., and now New York, putting a strain on the East Coast. B...
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed thousands of migrants bused out of Texas to Washington, D.C., and now New York, putting a strain on the East Coast. But officials report migrants have also disembarked in other cities along the way, including Chattanooga, Tenn., creating an impact on smaller local governments. 'It's just surprising because it seems like such an absurd kind of thing for a government to do, it's so disorganized,' said Joda Thongnopnua, the chief of staff for the City of Chattanooga. 'We were caught off guard by the fact that you had a state government just acting so irresponsibly.