TEXAS — On Saturday, another bus carrying migrants arrived in Los Angeles from Texas. It's the 13th busload of migrants Texas has sent to Los Angeles since June as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border enforcement program. 

What You Need To Know

  • On Saturday morning, the 13th busload of migrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles

  • Gov. Greg Abbott has sent more than 480 migrants to LA, a sanctuary city, since June

  • LA City Council will seek legal action against Texas, Abbott for migrant busing

  • Tens of thousands more migrants have been sent to other sanctuary cities since Abbott started sending buses

According to a news release, since June 14, Texas has sent more than 480 migrants to Los Angeles alone. Abbott has sent tens of thousands of migrants to other U.S. cities including Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and Denver — all of which are deemed sanctuary cities that offer protections for migrants.

Over the weekend, Abbott publicly criticized President Joe Biden's immigration policies on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Just last month, the LA City Council voted to seek legal action against the state of Texas and Gov. Abbott for his migrant busing program. The council is also looking to launch an investigation to find out if the governor broke any criminal laws with the busing program.

The busing program is part of Abbott's Operation Lone Star border enforcement program  — which includes a buildup of Texas Department of Public Safety officers and Texas National Guard soldiers at the border as well as the installation of buoy barriers on the Rio Grande — to deter migrants from entering Texas.

Those buoy barriers are currently the subject of a legal battle. A judge last week issued a stay permitting the state to keep them in place for now.