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Adam Gabbatt

HISTORICAL FACTS: Greg abbott s migrant bussing scheme foiled by decline in border crossings report | History Defined

queue of people waiting to board a bus
In January, Abbott claimed he had sent 100,000 people to various Democratic-run cities. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The controversial effort by Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, to bus people seeking asylum to Democratic-run cities has reportedly been foiled – because there are not enough migrants crossing the border.

Abbott claimed at the Republican national convention in July that he had “continued bussing migrants to sanctuary cities all across the country”, adding: “Those buses will continue to roll until we finally secure our border.”

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