Mayor Eric Adams <br />Sues Charter Bus Companies , for Bringing Migrants to NYC.<br />Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has notoriously <br />been sending busloads of migrants to <br />other major cities since April 2022. .<br />Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has notoriously <br />been sending busloads of migrants to <br />other major cities since April 2022. .<br />The mayor of New York has had enough.<br />17 charter bus companies used by Texas <br />to transport migrants have been <br />sued by Adams, CBS News reports. .<br />New York City has and will always do <br />our part to manage this humanitarian crisis, <br />but we cannot bear the cost of reckless <br />political ploys from the state of Texas, alone, NY Mayor Eric Adams, via statement.<br />These companies have violated <br />state law by not paying the cost <br />of caring for these migrants, NY Mayor Eric Adams, via statement.<br />Adams is seeking $708 million from the bus companies as reimbursement for city costs to shelter, feed and provide health care to migrants.<br />Gov. Abbott's continued use of <br />migrants as political pawns is not only <br />chaotic and inhumane, but makes <br />clear he puts politics over people, NY Mayor Eric Adams, via statement.<br />Adams is also reportedly seeking the <br />help of regional allies to stop Abbott.<br />I communicated with the governor of <br />New Jersey last night. We also spoke <br />with the governor of Connecticut.<br />We've got to continue to reach out <br />to our colleagues in the region, NY Mayor Eric Adams, via statement.<br />Adams' breaking point that prompted him <br />to file suit was reportedly when Abbott circumvented an executive order limiting migrant busloads to New York...<br />... by sending asylum seekers to <br />train stations in New Jersey that <br />then took them to New York.
