{"id":323273,"date":"2021-08-12T19:51:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/migrants-being-sent-to-major-texas-cities-without-covid-tests\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T19:51:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:51:06","slug":"migrants-being-sent-to-major-texas-cities-without-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/migrants-being-sent-to-major-texas-cities-without-covid-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Migrants being sent to major Texas cities without COVID tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Migrants being sent to major Texas cities without COVID tests<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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As the border crisis continues to escalate, processing facilities and agents are being swamped \u2014 resulting in illegal immigrants being sent to major cities without being tested for COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The city of Laredo reached an agreement last week with the Biden administration that allows it to send illegal immigrants to Austin, Dallas and Houston after they are released by the Border Patrol.<\/p>\n

Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz, a Democrat, revealed Wednesday that the migrants are no longer being tested for COVID before being bused out.<\/p>\n

Previously, migrants were tested for the virus in Laredo immedia<\/a>tely after being released by border agents. Under the new agreement, the city is no longer required to test them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason why we don\u2019t do testing is that once you test, there\u2019s an obligation,\u201d Saenz told local outlet MyRGV.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Illegal
Illegal immigrants are being sent to cities in Texas such as Austin, Dallas and Houston.<\/figcaption>
John Moore\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Central American families board a US Customs and Border Protection bus in La Joya, Texas.<\/figcaption>
John Moore\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re positive, we\u2019re told that you have to quarantine. We don\u2019t have the infrastructure for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re doing is coordinating with the EMC, the emergency management coordinators, in Austin and Houston, and I believe even Dallas, too \u2026 Then, it\u2019s really up to them to continue offering PPEs, masks, hygiene, whatever they require.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saenz said his city had previously been forced into temporary shutdowns to contain COVID-19 outbreaks because of the high number of illegal immigrants who were testing positive after arriving.<\/p>\n

\"Laredo
Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz revealed that the migrants are not being tested for COVID before being bused out.<\/figcaption>
City of Laredo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBorder Patrol was very clear that they were just going to put them out in the street, in our plazas. And, of course, we couldn\u2019t have that,\u201d Saenz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know some people may say, \u2018You\u2019re basically transporting untested people to other cities.\u2019 And the answer is \u2018Yes.\u2019 But what alternative do we have here, locally?<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, we\u2019ve had zero ICU beds in the last seven days. We\u2019ve had people in overflow, basically waiting for a hospital bed out in the hallways. I think today we had close to 40 just waiting for a room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"People
People protest against ICE in Manhattan on August 5, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Erik McGregor\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saenz estimates that the city is spending about $9,000 on the buses, which has totaled $54,000 so far.<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General<\/a> Ken Paxton on Wednesday slammed President Biden and his administration over the handling of illegal immigrants amid the pandemic, telling Fox News<\/a> it was \u201chypocritical\u201d and that \u201cthe credibility of the president on COVID is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paxton said he had lost all \u201crespect for the president\u201d given he was releasing illegal immigrants into the community while still preaching about the importance of masks and vaccines.<\/p>\n

\"Migrants
Migrants board a bus in La Joya to be taken to a Border Patrol processing facility.<\/figcaption>
Brandon Bell\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe is letting all these people in knowing they have COVID. They are being dropped off all over the country. I was talking to some Dallas police officers. They watched \u2026 a couple of buses unload in downtown Dallas in the middle of the night. These people just disapp<\/a>eared. Many of them have COVID.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to be lectured about masks and vaccines by the administration, to be told when you are out of the country and a US citizen, you can\u2019t come back if you have COVID, is hypocritical.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have lost complete respect for the president on the whole COVID issue given the fact that he is allowing people to cross the border and doesn\u2019t seem to care.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Marvin
Marvin Jerezano Pena, who was ordered deported last year, has had prior convictions. <\/figcaption>
Handout<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Meanwhile, Fox News\u2019 Tucker Carlson<\/a> has revealed that a convicted illegal felon had been allowed to remain in the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a request from an Abolish ICE activist.<\/p>\n

Citing emails that he obtained, Carlson said ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson had given permission for Marvin Jerezano Pena to remain in the country after being approached by activist Tania Mattos.<\/p>\n

Carlson claimed Pena, who has prior convictions for robbery, simple assault and drug charges, was ordered deported in July last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what they\u2019re doing as our border has turned into total chaos \u2026 our country is being invaded by the rest of the world \u2014 not just Mexico, not just Latin America, the whole world \u2014 and they\u2019re worried about how they can keep a felon in our country without you knowing about it,\u201d Carlson said, adding that ICE confirmed that Pena was not deported.<\/p>\n

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says Biden\u2019s policies are fueling the ongoing border crisis and accused the president of \u201cmaking a mockery of our immigration laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the Biden administration, the border had leaks. Now it is broken beyond repair, and there is no doubt about the policies that have wrecked it,\u201d he wrote in an op-ed.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBorder security was never intended to be a suggestion or a political lightning rod. It has real, tangible implications for all of us.<\/p>\n

\"Activist
Activist Tania Mattos helped keep Marvin Jerezano Pena in the country.<\/figcaption>
Freedom for Immigrants<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSadly, the federal government\u2019s refusal to secure the border and enforce our laws endangers public safety and deteriorates American sovereignty in ways that we have never seen.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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