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Texas Shelter CEO Says Illegal Immigrants Bused to New York Actually ‘Want to Go’

Open letter asks Biden administration for federal aid amid reports of overwhelmed shelters

Texas Shelter CEO Says Illegal Immigrants Bused to New York Actually ‘Want to Go’
Groups of asylum seeking illegal immigrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2022. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
9/22/2022|Updated: 9/23/2022
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The head of a homeless shelter in the Texas border city of El Paso said that illegal immigrants who are being bused to New York are voluntarily going there, disputing Democrats’ claims of human trafficking.

Blake Barrow, the CEO of the El Paso Rescue Mission in Texas, published a letter on Sept. 21 asking the Biden administration for assistance in dealing with the illegal immigration crisis. The surge has overwhelmed homeless shelters in El Paso, a border city that sits across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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