First bus carrying Texas migrants arrives in D.C. full of men, women and children; more on the way

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A bus carrying migrants from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. this morning and a second bus is on the way, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.

The governor said the bus was filled with migrants from the countries of Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. It came from Del Rio, Texas, according to reports. There are men, women and children seeking asylum in the U.S.

Some of the migrants told WUSA, our sister station in D.C., that they had plenty of food and water during the more than 30-hour trip. Some already had secondary stops planned out.

A second bus arrived in D.C. at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

Last Wednesday, Abbott unveiled an "unprecedented" plan to bus the migrants to the nation's capital, but later admitted the program would be voluntary. The announcement was met with a storm of criticism.

"THIS. IS. A. CRUEL. POLITICAL. STUNT," Rep. Sylvia Garcia tweeted after the bus dropped the migrants in front of the Fox News Channel's D.C. studio.