A Texas bus company responsible for chartering migrants to New York City is halting this practice as Mayor Eric Adams’s lawsuit against these charters proceeds, FOX 5 NY’s Morgan McKay has learned. Roadrunner Charters Inc. is one of 17 defendants in the $700 million Adams administration suit against these bus companies, many sent to NYC by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, City Hall has alleged.
Over the past two years, the migrant crisis has forced the city to have to make drastic budget cuts and open hundreds of new shelter sites across the five boroughs. In the court filing, the city is seeking more than $700 million from these companies to cover the costs of caring and sheltering these migrants. A separate Adams executive order also limits where and when these companies can drop off migrants. In a statement, Adams urged other bus companies to follow Roadrunner’s lead."New York City continues to do our part as we lead the nation in managing this national humanitarian crisis, but reckless political games from the state of Texas will not be tolerated," the statement read. "I am pleased to see that Roadrunner – one of the bus companies we sued for taking part in Texas Governor Abbott's scheme to transport tens of thousands of migrants to our city in an attempt to overwhelm our shelter system and shift costs to New York City – has agreed to halt the bussing of migrants into and around New York City while the lawsuit proceed