The Supreme Court of New York has ruled that Texas can continue its practice of bussing migrants to New York City, rejecting an effort by Democratic mayor Eric Adams to block the stream of arrivals.
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (R), hailed the ruling as a major victory.
“Another WIN! The New York Supreme Court REJECTED Mayor Adams’ attempt to block Texas from busing migrants to this sanctuary city. Until the Biden-Harris Administration secures the border, Texas will continue to send migrants to sanctuary cities," he wrote on X.
According to Abbott, 46,000 migrants have been transported to New York City so far. In January, Mayor Adams sued 17 bus charter companies, arguing they had violated a state Social Services Law by dropping migrants "without a means of support."
Abbot began bussing migrants to cities north of Texas to illustrate the hypocrisy of Democrats who have ignored the burdens of mass immigration in border states.
Since Abbott started bussing migrants to New York, the city has seen a huge strain on public resources and an uptick in crime. Adams' lawsuit demanded $700 million in compensation for shelter, food and health care.
The Supreme Court rejected Adams' attempt, saying he has no power to control the movement of people between states. Adams said he respects the ruling.
“The mass migration of people within the country, which the commissioner seeks to chill or prevent, is an issue reserved by the Constitution for Congress, lest the United States fall to a regime of Balkanization with each state setting fort a patchwork of inconsistent criteria for crossing state lines,” New York Supreme Court Justice Mary V. Rosado wrote.
The ruling just emphasizes the fact that the federal government is in control of this issue, and under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, they've totally dropped the ball.
Texas has also been involved in a multi-front legal war with the federal government over the border. The Biden administration has opposed unilateral action by Abbott to secure the border, which Abbott says is justified by the feds' inaction.
An appeals court this week sided with Texas in a dispute over buoys in the Rio Grande.
"Biden tried to remove them. I fought to keep them in the water,” Abbott boasted. “That is exactly where they will stay.”
