Rep. Jackson Calls on DOJ and DHS to Investigate Texas Gov. for Human Smuggling of Migrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-01) wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requesting an investigation into Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas state agencies for human smuggling and other federal and state offenses related to the ongoing busing campaign of migrants to Chicago and other Democratic-led cities.
The letter outlines how, "To date, Governor Abbott, acting on behalf of the State of Texas, has transported more than 55,500 migrants to six sanctuary cities—namely, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Denver, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles." In doing so, Governor Abbott has "directly engaged in an unprecedented, large-scale human smuggling operation for the past eighteen months."
Going through the fact pattern and relevant case law, the letter shows how the Texas Governor "is committing the federal offenses of alien smuggling, domestic transporting, harboring, and conspiracy/aiding or abetting, as well as the Texas offense of smuggling of persons, among other offenses."
Given the weight of the evidence in plain view, the letter requests that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security "investigate and determine, if applicable, all federal and state laws that Governor Abbott" has violated.
"Governor Abbott's actions are illegal, xenophobic, inhumane, and un-American," said Rep. Jackson.