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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

In a stunning and unexpected move to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from shipping busloads of asylum seekers to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has filed a lawsuit against 17 charter bus companies used by the Lone Star State.

He wants the bus companies to reimburse the city for the hundreds of millions of dollars it's cost to shelter them.

Just call it the Empire State strikes back, with a bold counter punch to Abbott.

"New York City has and will always do our part to manage this humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the cost of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas, alone," Adams said.

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 10 months ago

https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/09/mass-officials-decry-move-to-fly-migrants-from-florida-to-marthas-vineyard-as-human-trafficking-unbelievably-cruel.html

Took five seconds to find a relevant article with direct quotes proving they were lied to and trafficked to unknown destinations.

It's almost like you're just lying.

[-] APassenger@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Directly from your linked article:

Attorney and Journalist Seth Abramson also weighed in on the Florida governor’s recent decision, questioning the legality behind the unknowing transportation of around 50 immigrants.

“Only a very very small—vanishingly small—percentage of lawyers are expert in human trafficking legislation, and I’m not one of them,” Abramson wrote. “So I would love to hear additional discussion from experts and law enforcement about the legality of what DeSantis and Abbott are doing.”

You're confusing allegations with proof. And human trafficking is a rather specific assertion.

The article you posted does not prove what you assert. It alleges and equivocates.

I'm not lying. I just read entire articles.

Edit: If we want to talk integrity, trying to pass something like the below off as proof, that's an integrity issue.

Senator Adam Gomez @AdamGomezMA

Transporting undocumented immigrants across state lines against their will.... isn't that the very definition of human trafficking

6:27 PM · Sep 14, 2022

I don't need it proven in a court of law. A trusted journalist being lied to and shipped off would do it. But people keep passing a truth as proven, lemmy is buying it, and I can't find actual proof. It's Trunp-world stuff, just from the left.

Edit next: I'm glad you or someone removed your insult calling me a "disengenuous half-wit." You haven't provided proof, but you have shown poor faith.

I have the pics of the comment.

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