NY Attorney David Schwartz, Gotham Government Relations Talking About NYC Suing Charter Bus Companies For Millions @PIX11News

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stop trying to jump into his grab bag of
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ineffective Solutions Mar W with the New
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York immigration Coalition says New York
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City's lawsuit against the bus companies
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that transport Asylum Seekers is a waste
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of time and money has nothing to do with
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creating lasting change we really need
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to be investing in ensuring that we are
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funding programs that are actually going
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to help people in this moment the
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16-page lawsuit alleges that 17 charter
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bus companies that transported more than
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30,000 migrants to the city violated New
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York's Social Services law 149 it states
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in part that any person who knowingly
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brings a needy person from out of state
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into the state for the purpose of making
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him a public charge shall be obligated
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to convey such a person out of state or
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support him at his own expense we are
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suing to recoup approximately $700
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million already spent to care for
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migrants bus here in the last two years
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by the state of Texas the suit claims
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the bus companies operated with bad
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faith and evil intent and received
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roughly
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$1,650 per person on the bus attorney
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David Schwarz says the suit shows the
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Adams Administration is thinking outside
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the box it's a very Innovative lawsuit
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certainly the transportation companies
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could argue that they were just merely
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hired by the state of Texas the
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transportation companies can probably
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bring in uh Governor Abbot as well
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attorney Rada Castro with USA for all
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immigration law agrees it's Innovative
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but adds as a lawyer I don't see um any
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kind of recovery he's seeking a pretty
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high amount in Damages and I personally
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as a lawyer don't see how the bus
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companies would be
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liable and I asked the mayor's office
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why was this lawsuit filed only now when
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that law has been around for a while but
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we did not get an answer to that
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specific question as for the bus
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companies only one of the 17 responded
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to us wind Transportation said they only
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took over in February of last year and
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they say they do not have a contract
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currently with the state of
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Texas