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Barcode bracelets: how a small detail added fuel to the conflict between Texas and New York because of illegal immigrants

'26.08.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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Five buses filled with migrants from Texas arrived in New York on August 25, a day after dozens of migrants arrived wearing barcode bracelets. ABC7.

City officials said they heard stories about the bracelets but didn't see them on migrants in New York until Aug. 24.

Officials were alarmed when they discovered that nearly all of the 237 migrants that day were wearing barcode bracelets. The bracelets were cut off as soon as the migrants got off the buses to the Port Authority.

Barcodes are believed to have been used as tracking devices. Thus, they tried to keep illegal immigrants from getting off the bus until they get to New York or Washington, DC.

Maribel Deleon and her family stepped off the bus exhausted but relieved.

“I was in the jungle for 10 days with six kids. It is very difficult and hard, but I am here fighting for a better future for my children,” Deleon said through a translator.

A Venezuelan family was among 223 migrants who arrived in New York from Texas, many of whom wore barcode bracelets.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office said the bracelets are protocol in the processing of migrants. He compared them to plane tickets.

“The bracelets contain information about each migrant. As well as the confirmation they sign upon boarding that they agree to the destination,” the latest press release said.

They are used to “ensure the accurate and safe passage of people to their final destinations.” Although the Abbott administration has previously stated that asylum seekers can get off buses wherever they stop. They don't have to make the full trip to New York or Washington.

"Mayor Adams and his administration must stop the baseless lies and fear-mongering," spokeswoman René Eze said. “These bracelets are standard protocol for voluntary transportation by the Texas Department of Emergency Management. We used them during natural disasters such as hurricanes to get people to safety. Instead of spreading lies and complaining that several hundred migrants have been bussed into his city of refuge, Mayor Adams should urge President Biden to take immediate action to secure the border. After all, the president still cannot do this.”

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Meanwhile, Abbott and New York Mayor Eric Adams' spokesman exchanged barbs on Twitter.

Abbott said the mayor should ask President Joe Biden to secure the border.

“There are too many people who are trying to fulfill a dream. They live in a nightmarish reality trying to cross borders and come to meet the dream,” said Adams. “They are rejected in other states, but not here in New York. We are the keepers of the dream.”

The city has now assisted more than 7000 illegal migrants in the shelter system.

But City Hall Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs Miguel Castro noted that many are bypassing the shelter system to stay with family or move to other cities.

Fourteen hotels have been converted into temporary accommodation as the influx of migrants continues to strain resources.

The city turned to community organizations such as Masbia Soup Kitchen to meet migrants and help them disembark from buses.

“We saw how people came without shoes, even without basic slippers. We were just giving them a fresh start,” said Alexander Rapaport, CEO of Masbia Soup Kitchen.

As for the barcodes, Castro said it was a way to intimidate people into staying on the bus.

“These people feel they are trapped by the bracelets,” he commented. “These bracelets… We don't know much about why they are used. Or what their intentions are, but we know it scared the migrants.”

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