A state court judge ruled that New York City cannot block Texas from sending buses with migrants, who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, to the Big Apple.
Judge Mary Rosado said in a ruling on Thursday the law New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) sought to use to curb the flow of migrant buses into the city is unconstitutional, The Associated Press (AP) reported .
Rosado said it “violates a fundamental right — the right to travel,” and that states cannot police interstate travel of passengers solely on their socioeconomic background, according to AP. She said the city should set its sights on Congress for a solution, not impose an “antiquated, unconstitutional statute to infringe on an individual’s right to enter New York based on economic status.”
The court slapped down the lawsuit Adams filed against a dozen bus and transportation companies in January this year. In hopes of cracking down on the influx of migrant buses into New York City, Adams sued 17 charter companies and sought $708 million to cover the price of taking care of migrants sent over by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).