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Abbott: NYC Mayor Should Sue Biden, Not Bus Companies

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott suggests that New York City Mayor Eric Adams should sue the Biden administration for the influx of migrants instead of suing bus companies.

Abbott claims that Adams' lawsuit against the bus companies is legally baseless, as the migrants are already authorized to be in the United States. [ more ]

New York Post

Texas Gov. Abbott claims Adams should sue Biden, not bus companies, over migrant crisis

Texas Governor Greg Abbott believes that Mayor Eric Adams should be suing President Biden over the migrant crisis in New York, rather than the bus companies paid by Texas to transport asylum-seekers.

Abbott argues that Adams' lawsuit is legally baseless and violates the United States Constitution, as the migrants transported to New York are already authorized to be in the United States legally. [ more ]

New York Post

Forget the bus companies, Mayor Adams - sue the feds instead!

Mayor Eric Adams may consider filing a lawsuit against the federal government over the migrant crisis in New York City.

The $700 million lawsuit against bus companies transporting migrants from Texas to New York City is likely to fail. [ more ]

Intelligencer

The Eric Adams-Greg Abbott Feud Continues to Escalate

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suing 17 Texas charter-bus companies for not paying the cost of caring for asylum seekers transported by the state. The city is seeking to recoup approximately $700 million.

Although Texas Governor Greg Abbott is not personally named in the lawsuit, Mayor Adams made it clear that the legal action is intended as a message to the governor.

Abbott's Operation Lone Star, which transports asylum seekers to sanctuary cities, has been criticized for civil-rights abuses and its hefty price tag of $2.5 million per week. [ more ]

Fox News

NYC Mayor Adams sues Texas bus companies for transporting migrants to sanctuary city, seeks $700 million

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suing charter bus and transportation companies involved in busing migrants to New York City for hundreds of millions of dollars.

The lawsuit argues that the companies violated New York state law by not paying for the cost of caring for migrants and seeks $708 million in damages. [ more ]

New York Post

Fed up Adams sues bus companies for $700M to cover care for more than 33K migrants brought to NYC from Texas

The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has sued 17 bus companies for $700 million, claiming they should pay for the cost of caring for migrants they transported from Texas.

The bus companies have allegedly earned millions of dollars while implementing Governor Greg Abbott's plan to transport migrants to Democrat-run cities.

The city of New York has put the cost of caring for migrants at $708 million. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Opinion | New York's Leadership Is Faltering at a Key Moment

Mayor Eric Adams is considering removing reporters from the municipal press room and press offices in One Police Plaza.

Adams has been embattled by investigations, budget cuts, and accusations of mismanaging the migrant crisis. [ more ]

New York City, NY Patch

Battle Of The Forts: Mayor, Pub Advocate Spat Over Police Hits Home

Feud between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams over public safety and personal attacks on where they live.

Williams accused Adams of living in Fort Lee, New Jersey while Adams denied it and staged a home tour.

The exchange on Twitter prompted Williams to shift the conversation towards substantive issues. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

New York City Sues Bus Companies That Brought 30,000 Migrants From Texas

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has filed a lawsuit against 17 transportation companies for allegedly carrying out a plan by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to send migrants to New York City and make the city pay for their care.

The city is seeking over $700 million in damages from these companies, citing the costs of caring for and sheltering the migrants.

Adams has been vocal about the strain that the arrival of migrants has put on New York City's resources, estimating that sheltering them will cost $12 billion over three years. [ more ]

Intelligencer

Eric Adams, Jumaane Williams Argue Over Who's the True New Yorker

Mayor Eric Adams and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams engaged in a personal spat over their residences.

The confrontation started with the approval of the How Many Stops Act, which Adams criticizes and Williams co-sponsored. [ more ]

POLITICO

'Eric Adams is not the Messiah for New York City': Eric Adams sparks new clash with fellow Democrat and sometimes-ally

Williams and Adams, two leading Black Democrats from Brooklyn, have had a previously amicable relationship despite ideological differences.

Adams is currently facing budget cuts and a federal investigation into his 2021 campaign, leading to increased frustration and criticism from his opponents. [ more ]

Fox News

New York Mayor Eric Adams acknowledges some migrants committing crimes: 'There was a robbery pattern'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged that there are migrants committing crimes in the city, but emphasized that it's not only migrants.

Adams highlighted the need to address the environment that could lead to migrants committing crimes. [ more ]

Just The News

Abbott hits back at NYC mayor over 'baseless' suit against charter bus companies

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott criticizes NYC Mayor Eric Adams for suing bus companies that transported illegal aliens to the city.

Abbott asserts that the migrants were authorized by the Biden Administration and have the constitutional right to travel across the country. [ more ]

www.mediaite.com

NYC Mayor Eric Adams SUES Bus Companies That Brought Migrants to City For Whopping $700M

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suing 17 charter bus companies for transporting migrants to the city without paying for their care.

Adams claims that Texas Governor Greg Abbott's busing program is an attempt to overwhelm New York City's social services system. [ more ]

BKReader

Mayor Adams Condemns Texas Governor for Migrant Bussing

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott for bussing asylum seekers to New York, causing strain on the city's resources.

Adams issued an executive order requiring charter bus companies to provide advance notice of the arrival of buses with migrants, but Abbott found a way to circumvent the policy. [ more ]

www.mediaite.com

Eric Adams Calls Out Greg Abbott For Bussing Migrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticizes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his response to the migrant surge at the border.

Adams calls Abbott's actions cruel and inhumane and accuses him of shifting the responsibility onto Democrat-dominated cities. [ more ]

New York Post

From New Jersey to the Senate, fellow Democrats aren't lifting a finger to help NYC and Chicago's migrant crisis

Mayor Adams' effort to manage NYC's migrant crisis was foiled by bus companies creatively dropping off migrants in New Jersey.

The Biden administration's border policies have effectively eliminated the US-Mexico border and flooded the nation with unvetted arrivals. [ more ]

New York Post

Adams defends migrant services: We've 'never witnessed this level of migration'

Mayor Eric Adams defends migrant services in New York City but criticizes the city's 'sanctuary' status for hindering the government's ability to address the crisis. Adams warns that the city is running out of room to accommodate migrants and people may end up sleeping on the streets. The misapplication of the 'right to shelter' law has contributed to the escalating situation, with over 161,500 asylum seekers entering New York since Spring 2022. [ more ]

New York Post

Mayor Eric Adams wants to expand migrant bus crackdown to planes, trains

Mayor Eric Adams wants to add trains and planes to his executive order limiting migrant buses arriving in New York City.

Adams is trying to prevent busloads of migrants from thwarting the crackdown by heading to New Jersey and then taking trains into Manhattan. [ more ]

BKReader

Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order For Buses Transporting Migrants to NYC

New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order requiring charter buses transporting migrants to the city to issue officials with a 32-hour notice and to use designated drop-off zones in Manhattan.

New York Post

The highs and lows of Eric Adams' first two years as NYC mayor

Eric Adams faces challenges as New York City mayor

Crime rates are down and job recovery is strong under Adams [ more ]

Fox News

Eric Adams says NYC is at 'breaking point' as he warns of another surge of migrants from Texas

New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned residents to expect another surge in migrants from Texas in the coming months even as he said the city is reaching its "breaking point."

BKReader

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Op-Ed: A Year of Getting Stuff Done for working-class New Yorkers

When we came into office in January 2022, New York City was on the brink.The pandemic was still raging.Our economy was in bad shape.Crime was on the rise.

New York Post

Mayor Adams needs to reassess pricey 'special assistants' while the city is cash-strapped

How many "special assistants" does one mayor need?

New York Post

NYC Mayor Eric Adams tells City Council he won't implement costly housing voucher plan - and they can take him to court

Hizzoner isn't backing down.

POLITICO

Year's worth of schedules show a busy New York mayor - with key details missing

The release of Eric Adams' schedules marks a step back in transparency compared to his predecessor, Bill de Blasio.

Adams' schedules do not include details about his overseas trips or meetings with lobbyists. [ more ]

Fox News

Adams slaps restrictions on migrant buses coming to NYC from Texas as numbers rise

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced new restrictions on charter buses from Texas bringing migrants to the city.

The executive order requires buses to provide 32 hours' notice, arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., and drop off at a specific location. [ more ]

New York Post

Rogue migrant buses to face criminal charges as part of Mayor Adams crackdown

Mayor Eric Adams is cracking down on rogue migrant buses flowing into New York City - threatening criminal charges for charter bus companies that flout the new rules.

www.mediaite.com

Eric Adams Tears Into Biden for Refusing to Meet: Cities Should Not Be Handling National Problems'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tore into President Joe Biden on Tuesday for not doing enough to help New York with its ongoing migrant crisis.

www.theguardian.com

Mayor says New York is world's greatest city because any day could be a new 9/11

New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns of another potential terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11

Adams' remark comes as he faces low approval ratings and multiple scandals [ more ]

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