New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a lawsuit against 17 bus and transportation companies helping to send asylum-seekers to the city as it deals with major budget issues surrounding the crisis.
The city is seeking $708 million in the lawsuit to cover costs for caring for migrants.
Port Authority police stand by a charter bus that had brought migrants from Texas to Manhattan, on Dec. 28, 2023.
New York City has struggled to keep up with the financial burden of tens of thousands of migrants coming into the city since Abbott began Operation Lone Star.
Abbott said on Dec. 29 the state had sent "over 33,600" migrants to New York City since August 2022.
"He's also being a hypocrite because New York City is a self-declared 'sanctuary city,'" Abbott said.
The term "sanctuary city" refers to municipalities like New York City that are willing to defy federal immigration laws in order to protect undocumented immigrants. »
