Chicago banned unannounced migrant drop-offs. Now this Texas charter bus company is suing over the restrictions | CNN
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The charter bus company hired by the state of Texas to transport migrants to Chicago is trying to flip the script on the border crisis in a federal lawsuit against the city. Wynne Transportation is fighting new restrictions in Chicago against buses dropping off one-way passengers without prior notice.

A charter bus company hired by the state of Texas to transport migrants to Chicago is trying to flip the script on the border crisis in a federal lawsuit against the city alleging that its ordinance banning unannounced migrant drop-offs is unconstitutional and punishes transportation companies working with Texas, court documents show.

Wynne Transportation LLC is fighting new restrictions in Chicago against buses dropping off one-way passengers without prior notice.

The ordinance does not specifically mention immigration, but city leaders have acknowledged it is in response to the influx of more than 30,000 migrants arriving from Texas on government-contracted charter buses, often dropped off on street corners with little or no notice.

  • @njm1314
    -20•5 months ago

    It does seem like a pretty easy case for them. The law sounds unconstitutional, infringes the right of free travel.

      • @Modern_medicine_isnt
        -5•5 months ago

        The law isn’t banning human trafficking. They specifically say that in the story. If you or I bought a one way ticket to chicago, the law would require the bus company to annouce that you or I are coming. It’s just too broad. And it is what happens when you ask winners of a popularity contest to write and approve laws.

        • @[email protected]
          12•5 months ago

          It also specifically says it’s in response to all of the human trafficking.

          And no, it wouldn’t do that, it specifies that it applies to unscheduled buses, so the charter company doesn’t need to notify Chicago when one person buys a ticket, but nice try.

          • @Modern_medicine_isnt
            2•5 months ago

            I missed the unscheduled busses part. But that is still covering plenty of private citizens who have done nothing wrong. And it is easy for the intended target to avoid. They can just schedule the bus to run once a week and cancel any weeks they want due to low demand. So now you are only impacting private citizens.

    • @Modern_medicine_isnt
      -1•5 months ago

      Yeah, it’s a poorly written law for sure. Not really even a good attempt to solve the problem