A state court judge has ruled that New York City cannot prevent Texas from sending buses full of migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to the Big Apple.
In a ruling Thursday, Judge Mary Rosado said the law that New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) sought to use to curb the busload of migrants into the city was unconstitutional, according to The Associated Press (AP) communication) reported.
According to the Associated Press, Rosado said this “violates the fundamental right to travel” and that states cannot police interstate travel solely based on a passenger's socio-economic background. Ta. He said the city should look to Congress for a solution instead of imposing “an outdated and unconstitutional statute that violates an individual's right to enter New York based on economic status.”
In January, a court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Adams against more than a dozen bus and transit companies. Hoping to crack down on the influx of migrant busloads into New York City, Adams sued 17 charter companies, seeking $708 million to pay for caring for the migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R). .
Abbott began sending buses full of migrants crossing the southern border to Democratic-run cities in April 2022 to protest President Biden's handling of the influx of people crossing the border.
“New York City has and will continue to do its part to manage this humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the cost of reckless political maneuvering by Texas alone,” Adams said at the time. Mr Abbott called the lawsuit “baseless”.
Before filing the lawsuit, Adams issued an emergency executive order in December that cracked down on bus arrivals, requiring bus operators to give at least 32 hours' notice of scheduled arrivals in the city.
The Hill has reached out to Adams and Abbott's offices for comment.
