ON THEIR WAY...Migrants have been coming to New Jersey from Texas on busses and are being dropped off at local train stations, such as those who arrived in Westfield before dawn on Thursday morning. The migrants are then boarding trains to New York City. Texas began sending the busses to various municipalities with train stations in December after New York City limited their ability to go directly into the city.
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Migrants Bound For NYC Routed Through N.J. Towns
WESTFIELD — A group of migrants traveling from Texas to New York was temporarily routed through Westfield Thursday morning after being dropped at the South Avenue train station. Similarly orchestrated dropoffs, many of which have included children and families, have been reported in numerous other transit-oriented communities throughout the state in recent weeks.