{"id":9801,"date":"2021-05-05T21:49:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/after-lifting-covid-restrictions-gov-greg-abbott-claims-undocumented-immigrants-are-spreading-virus-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2021-05-05T21:49:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:49:42","slug":"after-lifting-covid-restrictions-gov-greg-abbott-claims-undocumented-immigrants-are-spreading-virus-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/business-markets\/after-lifting-covid-restrictions-gov-greg-abbott-claims-undocumented-immigrants-are-spreading-virus-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"After Lifting Covid Restrictions, Gov. Greg Abbott Claims Undocumented Immigrants Are Spreading Virus In Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topline One day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) eliminated most of his state\u2019s coronavirus restrictions, the governor claimed immigrants released into his state by federal authorities are helping to spread the virus. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more businesses a press conference in Austin on &#8230; [+] May 18. Getty Images Key Facts Abbott tweeted Wednesday that President Joe Biden\u2019s administration is allowing \u201chundreds\u201d of undocumented immigrants who tested positive for the coronavirus to enter his state, a claim also made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.\u00a0 The governor\u2019s office did not offer any evidence for the claim, but he might be referring to reports from Telemundo and Fox News this week on migrants who were released into the border city of Brownsville who subsequently tested positive for the virus (an Abbott spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment). Brownsville spokesperson Felipe Romero told Forbes 108 migrants tested positive after being dropped off in his city between Jan. 25 and March 1, or just over three per day, a positivity rate of 6.3% \u2014 he told Telemundo these migrants were advised to quarantine. By comparison, Texas as a whole has reported aroun&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Forbes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joewalsh\/2021\/03\/03\/after-lifting-covid-restrictions-gov-greg-abbott-claims-undocumented-immigrants-are-spreading-virus-in-texas\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline One day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) eliminated most of his state\u2019s coronavirus restrictions, the governor claimed immigrants released into his state by federal authorities are helping to spread the virus. Texas Gov. 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