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NYC Mayor Eric Adams files lawsuit against transporters bussing migrants from Texas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration filed a lawsuit against 17 bus companies on Thursday for transporting 33,000 migrants from Texas. In the filing to the New York Supreme Court, Adams’ administration accuses Texas of violating New York Social Services Law as part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to expel migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally.
With an influx of migrants to Texas beginning in 2022, Abbott instituted an approach aimed at transporting those arriving in the US from Mexico to other states across the country by bus. The approach was particularly aimed at Democratic states. According to the lawsuit, bus companies directed by Abbott were paid roughly $1,650 per person, an inflated price compared to a single one-way ticket.
The lawsuit stated that the city is seeking $708 million from the companies to mitigate the costs of providing services to the migrants in the city and to recoup the cost already spent. In support, Adams claims that the bus companies “knowingly” brought “a needy person from out of state for the purpose of making him a public charge.”
“New York City has and will continue to do our part to manage the humanitarian crisis, but we cannot bear the costs of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas alone,” said Mayor Adams in a recorded video posted on X (formerly Twitter). “These companies have violated state law by not paying the costs for caring for these migrants.”
Texas responded to the suit by spotlighting the Biden administration’s alleged failure to enforce secure borders, forcing the state to act independently. “Texas will not back down – we will continue to build new barriers, repel illegal crossings, and transport migrants to relieve overwhelmed communities such as New York,” said Governor Abbott in a statement posted on X. In a statement, Abbott went on to call the lawsuit “baseless,” noting that “Adams knows nothing about the US Constitution, or the constitutional right to travel that has been recognized by the US Supreme Court. Every migrant bused or flown to New York City did so voluntarily, after having been authorized by the Biden Administration to remain in the United States.” Abbott also threatened to hold Adams legally accountable for “his violations.”
The lawsuit comes a week after Adams issued an executive order that restricted when buses may arrive in the city, requiring a 32-hour notice and a designated arrival time requirement. Since then, buses have started arriving to areas outside of New York City, only to then have migrants board other forms of transportation bound for the city.
The staff shake-up continues amid CFP preparation, as Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is reportedly adding another to his staff.
Soon after the news that the Aggies were expecting to hire former Arkansas defensive coordinator Travis Williams, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported that former Rutgers co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Zach Sparber would be added to the staff in some capacity. Sparber is very familiar with new Texas A&M DC Lyle Hemphill, having worked with him at JMU and Duke.
It is an interesting hire, as similar to Travis Williams, Sparber is also coming off a defensive staff that was let go after bottom-of-the-conference defensive performances. However, before joining the staff at Rutgers, he helped James Madison’s team rank 21st nationally in scoring defense as the linebackers coach. While his official role has not yet been announced, his experience with Hemphill should help with continuity heading into next season.
No. 7-seed Texas A&M hosts the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (10-2) in a CFP first-round game at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, at Kyle Field. The game can be viewed on ABC/ESPN.
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The 10th-ranked Miami Hurricanes hit the road for College Station for a Saturday afternoon matchup against the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The game is scheduled for noon ET (11 a.m. CT) with tickets still available to watch live.
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The Aggies own the homefield advantage and are listed as 3.5-point betting favorites to play their way into the second round. Texas A&M won its first 11 straight games of the 2025 season before falling to rival No. 16 Texas (27-17) in its regular-season finale. The Aggies were battle-tested in going 7-1 in a Southeastern Conference that put five teams into the College Football Playoff field. They also join Miami as teams to beat Notre Dame this season, winning a 41-40 shootout back in Week 3.
#10 Miami (10-2) at #7 Texas A&M (11-1)
College Football Playoff 1st round
- When: Saturday, Dec. 20 at noon ET (11 a.m. CT)
- Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
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The Hurricanes’ 27-24 win over then-No. 6 Notre Dame was the best line entry on the team’s résumé as the third-place finisher in the messy Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami rattled off four straight wins to close the season and showed the kind of explosive scoring offense required to stack up with Texas A&M, scoring 34-plus points in each of those four wins. The Canes closed the season with a 38-7 blowout win over then-No. 23 Pitt to strengthen their CFP case.
The 14-year-old wanted in the deadly shooting of a man in Collin County over the weekend is in custody, police said.
Lavon police said Monday night that the teenage boy was taken into custody in Dallas without incident.
Police say the shooting happened Saturday night, just before 9 p.m. on Wellington Drive in Lavon, when an argument broke out between the 14-year-old suspect and a 24-year-old acquaintance.
Police say that the altercation turned deadly. The teen shot and killed the 24-year-old before fleeing the scene.
“A murder is a very rare thing in our city, so it’s shocking,” said J. Michael Jones, the Lavon Chief of Police. “And it’s even more shocking that this suspect is a 14-year-old.”
Community ISD confirmed the suspect is a student at Community Trails Middle School, where district leaders took extra precautions in case he is still in town.
Earlier Monday, Jones urged the suspect and anyone helping him to turn him in, saying, “I will find you. I will investigate you, and I will put you in jail.”
Lavon police thanked the community and several law enforcement agencies for their help with the investigation, including the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Louisiana State Police, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the Community Independent School District Police Department, the Lavon Fire Department, and many others.
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