1 of 17 bus companies sued by NYC agrees to temporarily stop transporting migrants, Mayor Adams says
Source: CBS News/New York
Updated on: March 20, 2024 / 11:23 PM EDT
NEW YORK -- One of 17 charter bus companies that Mayor Eric Adams sued for transporting busloads of asylum seekers to New York City has agreed to stop, for now. The lawsuit charges the charter bus companies with violating New York's Social Services Law by transporting the asylum seekers from Texas and leaving them in New York City without providing a means of support.
The mayor's office announced Wednesday that Roadrunners Charters, Inc. will no longer bus migrants to New York City or the surrounding area while the case is pending.
"New York City continues to do our part as we lead the nation in managing this national humanitarian crisis, but reckless political games from the state of Texas will not be tolerated. I am pleased to see that Roadrunner one of the bus companies we sued for taking part in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's scheme to transport tens of thousands of migrants to our city in an attempt to overwhelm our shelter system and shift costs to New York City has agreed to halt the bussing of migrants into and around New York City while the lawsuit proceeds. We call on all other bus companies involved in this suit to do the same," Adams said Wednesday.
The lawsuit targets 17 bus companies and seeks approximately $708 million, alleging they have transported at least 33,600 migrants to New York City since the spring of 2022 without paying for their continued care.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roadrunners-charters-agrees-to-temporarily-stop-transporting-migrants-to-nyc/
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LiberalFighter
(50,942 posts)I would also suggest putting the bus company owners in prison until trial.
brooklynite
(94,589 posts)....there's no legal basis to prevent them from traveling to NYC and letting people off.
Adams can file a lawsuit, but I doubt he'll be successful.
BumRushDaShow
(129,067 posts)If the company is breaking NY state law because TX illegally decided that they can control "interstate commerce", bypassing the federal government, and refusing to coordinate with local officials or NGOs wherever they are "sending" people, then there is a legitimate problem.
brooklynite
(94,589 posts)...and 16 bus companies chose not to stop trips, so pretty much no change.
BumRushDaShow
(129,067 posts)99% of the time, as is typical government protocol, companies are contacted to alert them of some infraction or issue and when they ignore those notifications, then the communications are escalated, often with deadlines to respond, and those notices will continue to further escalate until they reach the point of utilizing a legal option to force a response.
No municipality (or any type of government entity) will immediately file a lawsuit without showing that they "tried every option they could to resolve the problem to no avail".