3 buses of migrants not tested for COVID-19 dropped off in Austin

3 buses of migrants not tested for COVID-19 dropped off in Austin: The city of Laredo, Texas, recently bussed migrants who were not tested for COVID-19 into Austin, city officials said. According to Austin’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the city learned over the weekend that three buses of migrants were being dropped off at a local Greyhound station. A city of Laredo spokesperson told NBC affiliate KXAN that Laredo is spending around $8,000 a day to send migrants on charter buses to other large cities. The spokesperson said the city is doing so because hospitals are at capacity in Laredo in the midst of the COVID-19 surge. Laredo is a southern Texas city on the Mexican border.