15th Bus Of Migrants From Texas Arrives In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- Another bus carrying migrants from Texas arrived in downtown Los Angeles today, the 15th such arrival since June.

``One bus with migrants on board from Texas arrived around 9:35 a.m. today at Union Station,'' Zach Seidl, deputy mayor of Communications for Mayor Karen Bass, said in a statement.

``This is the fifteenth bus that has arrived. The city has continued to work with city departments, the county and a coalition of nonprofit organizations, in addition to our faith partners, to execute a plan set in place earlier this year. As we have before, when we became aware of the bus
yesterday, we activated our plan,'' Seidl said.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights confirmed the arrival of the bus with 45 asylum seekers from Texas. On board, there were 13 families, including 23 children from Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.

CHIRLA is a member of the L.A. Welcomes Collective, a network of nonprofit, faith groups and city and county services that respond to the arrival of migrant buses.
``There is no crisis of compassion in Los Angeles. There is plenty of sympathy and kindness in the largest, most diverse state in the U.S. Our limited resources will support those who need us and they in turn make our communities safe, vital and strong,'' CHIRLA said in a statement.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been orchestrating the trips under Operation Lone Star, saying Texas' border region is ``overwhelmed'' by immigrants crossing the Mexican border. OLS is a joint operation between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department along the southern border between Texas and Mexico.

Mayor Karen Bass has complained that Abbott's office does not share enough information with Los Angeles about the shipments. She told KNX that if Abbott's concerns and actions were legitimate and sincere, then ``someone in the government and Texas would notify us and coordinate with us.''

The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on June 9 seeking to formally establish the city as a sanctuary city.

Last month, the council approved a motion calling for the City Attorney's Office to investigate whether crimes were committed on or before June 14, when Abbott sent 42 migrants to Los Angeles in the first of the shipments.

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