Fifth bus of asylum seekers arrives in Los Angeles from Texas

Bus was carrying 44 people hailing from Colombia, China, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, including 14 children

A fifth bus of asylum seekers from Texas arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s plans to transport migrants away from his state.

On Saturday, the office of the Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, announced that the bus – the fifth to arrive in the city since 14 June – arrived at about 11.30am at Union Station.