Texas Governor Abbott Sends First Bus of Illegal Immigrants to Philadelphia

Pennsylvanian city rolls out the welcome mat

Migrants from Venezuela, who boarded a bus in Del Rio, Texas, disembark within view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 2, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania is officially a border state, courtesy of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott who announced Tuesday the departure of the first group of migrants, who illegally entered the United States through the Texas-Mexico border, to be bused to Philadelphia.

In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago, sanctuary city Philadelphia will now be a drop-off location for Texas’ busing strategy, a statement from Abbott’s office said.