Texas governor sends bus of migrants to Los Angeles | First Thing

Move by Greg Abbott is latest by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats. Plus: how Google made $10m from ads misdirecting users seeking abortion services

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The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, announced yesterday that the more than 40 migrants to arrive at Los Angeles' Union Station on Wednesday came from his state, the latest move by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats.

LA's mayor, Karen Bass, said the city had been preparing for a possible scenario in which LA was on the receiving end of a despicable stunt that Republican governors have grown so fond of".

The migrants were greeted by a human rights organization that took them to a nearby church, where they received medical care and were put in touch with legal advocates.