On 4/7/2022, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dismissed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recently announced plan to put illegal immigrants in his state onto a bus and send them to the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. “I’m not aware of what authority the governor would be doing that under​.​ I think it’s pretty clear this is a publicity stunt​,” Psaki told Fox News’ Peter Doocy in the White House press room. “I know that the governor of Texas, or any state, does not have the legal authority to compel anyone to get on a bus.”

Psaki continued, “His own office admits that a migrant would need to voluntarily be transported and he can’t compel them to because, again, enforcement of our country’s immigration laws lies with the federal government and not a state.”

Press secretary Jen Psaki was asked during her daily briefing about what preparations the administration has made to find migrants places to stay after Abbott ​announced the initiative in response to the planned removal of the Title 42 public health authority next month.

Abbott said Wednesday that illegal immigrants released into his state will be shipped to the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as border checkpoints struggle to manage the flow of people attempting to enter the United States and the Biden administration’s move to eliminate the Title 42 expulsion provision. The state will provide charter buses to drop off migrants – many released into small Texas communities that officials say are overwhelmed – in Washington, the Republican governor said in a news conference.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kissing President Biden on the cheek and holding his hand did not meet the White House’s definition of “close contact.”

“How can you guys say that President Biden was not a close contact with speaker Pelosi when there’s video of the speaker kissing him?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Psaki. “Their definition of it is 15 minutes of contact within a set period of time, within six feet,” Psaki responded. It did not meet that bar.”

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Publicity stunt or​ voluntarily? Texas Gov. Abbott bus migrants to DC. Pelosi kissing Biden is not “close contact”.