'Impact is severe': Texas Republicans erupt over DHS migrant flight program as state becomes top destination

Texas Republicans are furious at new revelations that the state is one of the top destinations for a controversial Biden parole program expanded in 2023.

Fox News reported this week on how official stats show that during an eight-month period from January through August 2023, roughly 200,000 migrants flew into the U.S. via a parole program for four nationalities. Of those, the vast majority landed in Florida, but three of the top 15 destinations were in Texas -- Austin, Dallas and Houston. Over 10,000 migrants traveled to those airports in that period. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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The policy was first announced for Venezuelans in October 2022, which allowed a limited number to fly or travel directly into the U.S. as long as they had not entered illegally, had a sponsor in the U.S. already, and passed certain biometric and biographical vetting. The program does not itself facilitate flights, and migrants are responsible for their own travel.