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Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and \"extremist Republicans' cruel values\" after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' Washington, D.C. home in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas Eve. <\/p>
For the second time since September, Central and South American migrants were bussed from Texas to the vice president's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in the nation's capital. According to<\/a> reports, some of the asylum-seekers were wearing only t-shirts and shorts as the mercury dropped to 18\u00b0F (-8\u00b0C) on Saturday. <\/p> \"This was intended to be a cruel stunt by Greg Abbott, but people are working around the clock to treat these families with the dignity they deserve.\"<\/p> While it is not known who ordered the migrants bussed to the capital, advocates pointed fingers at Abbott. The Republican Texas governor\u2014along with GOP Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Doug Ducey of Arizona\u2014have bussed more than 10,000 migrants to Democratic-led cities since April to protest what they falsely call the Biden administration's \"open border\" immigration policies. <\/p> \"What we're seeing are Greg Abbott and extremist Republicans' cruel values,\" tweeted<\/a> the youth-led Sunrise Movement. \"This is who they are. Don't forget that.\"<\/p> Amy Fischer, a volunteer with the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, told<\/a> CNN<\/em> that her group was prepared for the migrants' arrival.<\/p> \"The D.C. community has been welcoming buses from Texas anytime they've come since April. Christmas Eve and freezing cold weather is no different,\" she said. \"We are always here welcoming folks with open arms.\"<\/p>\n