The state of Texas delivered on its promise to bus to Washington, D.C., migrants who have been released by the Border Patrol into border communities.

The first charter bus, carrying 40 migrants, pulled into the nation’s capital around 9 a.m. local time Wednesday, dropping off passengers between the U.S. Capitol and Union Station.

A senior state official involved in the operation told the Washington Examiner that the bus picked up migrants who had been discharged from federal custody somewhere in the Del Rio sector, a 245-mile-long stretch of the border. A second bus is en route to Washington from the Del Rio area, the official said.

This story is developing and will be updated.

Original Location: Texas bus makes first migrant drop-off near US Capitol in Washington

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