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Mayor Eric Adams sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million for transporting asylum seekers to NYC (www.cbsnews.com)

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In a stunning and unexpected move to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from shipping busloads of asylum seekers to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has filed a lawsuit against 17 charter bus companies used by the Lone Star State.

He wants the bus companies to reimburse the city for the hundreds of millions of dollars it's cost to shelter them.

Just call it the Empire State strikes back, with a bold counter punch to Abbott.

"New York City has and will always do our part to manage this humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the cost of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas, alone," Adams said.

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[-] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world 76 points 7 months ago

Suing the companies for engaging in a contract that is legally dicey (potentially trafficking), not the drivers who drove the busses

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Honestly I thought it was a trafficking lawsuit. I feel like it would be a stronger case and send the more appropriate message

[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That's not what the article says.

He wants the bus companies to reimburse the city for the hundreds of millions of dollars it's cost to shelter them.
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The suit seeks $708 million to compensate the city for the cost of shelter, food and health care.
"These companies have violated state law by not paying the cost of caring for these migrants," Adams said.
... The suit charges the companies with "bad faith" conduct and violating New York social service law by dumping the asylum seekers in New York City without providing a means of support.

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A note for the purpose of clarity, I was saying that the article does not contain information that supports this statement:

Suing the companies for engaging in a contract that is legally dicey (potentially trafficking)

[-] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The mayor sued the bus companies who, since the spring of 2022, have been used by Abbott to ship asylum seekers to New York, with officials showing them maps, giving them bar-coded bracelets with their destinations clearly marked, and then checked by drivers to make sure they land in the city.

Check the suit itself if you really want to confirm but it's pretty clear that it's against the companies.

[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. I didn't mean he isn't suing the companies. I meant the companies aren't being sued for trafficking or potential trafficking or possible trafficking.

[-] soloner@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

What about maybe trafficking?

[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Let me check.

No.

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