New York City said Thursday that it is suing 17 bus companies for their part in transporting tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to the Big Apple over the past year and a half.
Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced the lawsuit, charging that the bus companies have “taken part in Texas Governor [Greg] Abbott’s scheme” to send illegal immigrants to cities across the U.S. as the border crisis worsens under President Joe Biden. The city is seeking $708 million to help it deal with the costs of housing and feeding illegal immigrants.
“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, ABC News reported. “Today, we are taking legal action against 17 companies that have taken part in Texas Governor [Greg] Abbott’s scheme to…
