Another bus from Texas carrying migrants arrived at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 17— the eighth such arrival since June 14, Mayor Karen Bass’ office and the L.A. Welcomes Collective said.
The bus, with 40 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, aboard, arrived about 11:08 a.m. Thursday, Bass’ office said.
It contained 14 families, including 12 children ranging in age from 9 months to 17 years old, according to the collective, which is an organization of immigrant-rights workers, faith organizations and providers that works with the city and county of Los Angeles.
Of the total number arrivals Thursday, the largest group — about 29 — came from Venezuela, while others came from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the collective said.
“One bus with migrants on board from Texas arrived around 11:08 a.m. PT today at Union Station,” Bass spokesman Zach Seidl said in a statement Thursday. “This is the eighth 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.”
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), a member of the collective, said almost all the asylum seekers have relatives, loved ones or sponsors in California.
A total of 323 asylum seekers from Texas have now arrived in Los Angeles since June 14, when the first bus dispatched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrived at Union Station.
“Migrants were immediately taken to a receiving site in Chinatown where they were offered urgent humanitarian support services, including food, clothing, hygiene kits, health checkups and legal immigration orientations,” according to a Thursday statement from CHIRLA. “The collective also facilitated reunions with family members, loved ones and sponsors residing in…
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