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New York City mayor sues Texas bus companies for transporting “migrants” to NYC
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:03 pm
Fox News
Edited/updated w Abbott’s response:
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced a lawsuit against more than a dozen charter bus and transportation companies involved in busing migrants to New York City, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars for the care of migrants in the self-described "sanctuary" city.
"New York City has and will always do our part to manage this humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the costs of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas alone," Adams said in a statement . "Today, we are taking legal action against 17 companies that have taken part in Texas Governor Abbott’s scheme to transport tens of thousands of migrants to New York City in an attempt to overwhelm our social services system."
The lawsuit argues that the companies have violated New York state law by not paying for the cost of caring for migrants, and seeks $708 million in damages that it has already spent to care for them. It cites New York law that requires anyone who brings a "needy person" from out of state for the purposes of making them a public charge to either take them out of the state or support them.
"Governor Abbott’s continued use of migrants as political pawns is not only chaotic and inhumane but makes clear he puts politics over people. Today’s lawsuit should serve as a warning to all those who break the law in this way," Adams said.
Adams, who has been locked in a war of words with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over Abbott’s transportation of migrants to "sanctuary cities" since last year, recently announced an executive order requiring charter buses transporting migrants to provide 32 hours' notice in advance of their arrival in New York City.
The order also requires buses to arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. between Monday and Friday and drop off at one particular spot.
But buses have appeared to be dodging that requirement by dropping off migrants at train stations in neighboring New Jersey, from where they can travel on a train directly into NYC. Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli on Sunday accused the migrant buses of bypassing New York City's executive order through a "loophole."
Edited/updated w Abbott’s response:
This post was edited on 1/4/24 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:05 pm to EKG
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New York City mayor sues Texas bus companies for transporting “migrants” to NYC
you cannot control things outside your state jackass
NO STANDING
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:06 pm to EKG
It’s starting to become uncomfortable for Democrat politicians who espouse unrealistic policies.
Don’t take your foot off the gas, Governor.
Don’t take your foot off the gas, Governor.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:06 pm to EKG
No standing. Sanctuary cities should all be and their leaders prosecuted for subversion and for bringing harm to other states by serving as a magnet for an invasion.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:11 pm to EKG
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Governor Abbott’s continued use of migrants as political pawns is not only chaotic and inhumane but makes clear he puts politics over people.
Oh, the irony.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:12 pm to EKG
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Don’t take your foot off the gas, Governor.
Push it through the floor, governor.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:12 pm to EKG
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We should protect our immigrants. Period. Yes, New York City will remain a sanctuary city under an Adams administration - Eric Adams, Oct. 20, 2021
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New York City mayor sues Texas bus companies for transporting “migrants” to NYC
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:13 pm to EKG
texas should declare itself a sanctuary against interstate lawsuits
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:14 pm to EKG
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migrant buses of bypassing New York City's executive order through a "loophole
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:17 pm to EKG
Good luck with that.
Disputes between states (assuming a municipality in another state falls into that designation) are a federal matter, sunshine.
Disputes between states (assuming a municipality in another state falls into that designation) are a federal matter, sunshine.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:19 pm to Bard
“I’m not suing Texas, I’m suing companies shipping people FROM Texas!”
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:20 pm to EKG
If they are asylum sealers as the left is saying then it’s against the law to interfere with their right to travel.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:21 pm to EKG
He's already been to the actual source of the illegal immigrant flood and begged Biden to help him. He got sent home with hat in hand.
He should sue Biden.
He should sue Biden.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:22 pm to Auburn1968
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He should sue Biden.
He will have his people call Hillary. We’ll never hear from hizzoner again.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:24 pm to EKG
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Don’t take your foot off the gas, Governor.
Goal is not to win in a suit; rather, it is to scare bus companies into not offering their services to the State of Texas.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:25 pm to EKG
Why is the mayor of NYC angry at Abbott and Texas? He should be sending Abbott a bouquet of flowers because Abbott is facilitating the people of NYC getting EXACTLY what they want. Adams ought to win reelection in a landslide. He's delivering, big time, on the wants of the citizens. (Unless you a trying to tell me Adams and other of his ilk are just performing vapid virtue signaling)
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:25 pm to keakar
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New York City mayor sues Texas bus companies for transporting “migrants” to NYC
you cannot control things outside your state jackass
NO STANDING
I'm pretty sure that he can control what happens in New York City. Sure, it's stupid. But the last time I checked, New York City is most definitely in the state of New York. Once it crosses the NY state line, it's bound by NY highway laws and then NYC traffic laws.
Sure...what he's doing is stupid and hypocritical. Abbott needs to work with the bus companies to make sure they are following whatever restrictions are required. You can't let this dumbass win.
This post was edited on 1/4/24 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:27 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Once it crosses the NY state line, it's bound by NY highway laws and then NYC traffic laws
Doesn’t sound like what he is threatening suit over is traffic or highway laws… it is support laws about bringing indigent individuals into the state.
That’s a civil matter and this being an interstate bus ride means that the interstate commerce clause should make it VERY hard to restrict the bus activity.
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