"NYC Escalates Legal Battle Against Texas Bus Firms Over Migrant Transports"
New York Mayor Eric Adams is suing 17 charter bus companies for their involvement in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's initiative to send around 30,000 migrants to New York City, which has allegedly strained the city's public assistance programs. The lawsuit, seeking $708 million, claims the companies violated New York's Social Services Law by profiting from transporting individuals in need of public assistance. Gov. Kathy Hochul supports the lawsuit, while Abbott has called it baseless, citing the migrants' voluntary travel and their authorization to remain in the U.S. by the Biden Administration. The legal action highlights the ongoing conflict between state and city leaders over immigration policies and the burden of migrant care.