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.
Adams is an asshole, but this is an objectively good move on his part, both legally and morally.
Agreed. If he sued Texas or Abbott directly, it would just be used for political points and if anything just incentivize Abbott to keep doing it. Those bus companies, though? They probably will quit rather than face bankruptcy, and other bus companies are now on notice.