Texas bus company sues sanctuary City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinance

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-bus-company-sues-city-of-
chicago-over-migrant-drop-off-ordinance/3329421/

A Texas bus company has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of
Chicago alleging the city’s recent ordinance aimed at deterring buses from
dropping off migrants unannounced is “unconstitutional” and “punishes”
transportation companies who do business with Texas.

In December, Chicago’s city council passed an amended traffic ordinance
that imposes fines and threatens impoundments against bus companies that
fail to comply with the city’s new requirements for dropping off migrants.

The new ordinance includes provisions that require bus companies to
provide advance notice, apply for and receive approval from the city
before dropping off migrants at the city’s designated landing zones.

To date, the City of Chicago has filed at least 95 lawsuits against so-
called “rogue bus” companies it alleges have failed to comply with the
city’s latest ordinance. Since taking effect in mid-December, two buses
have been impounded, which cost two companies more than $3,400 a piece to
get the buses out of a city impound lot, according to the city’s law
department.

One of those buses was an affiliate of Wynne Transportation, according to
attorney Mike Kozlowski, who represents Wynne Transportation and the other
bus companies that have been fined by the city.

“It’s unconstitutional for a number of reasons – it’s really trying to
address an immigration issue,” Kozlowski told NBC 5 Investigates. “And
when we’re talking about immigration, that’s a federal issue.”

Kozlowski said the ordinance also violates the due process and equal
protection clauses of the 14th amendment because, as he says, the
ordinance is intended to address a specific group of people – migrants
coming to Chicago.

Kozlowski wants a federal judge to rule in Wynne’s favor. If it were to go
in their favor, he says they would attempt to use that ruling to dismiss
the pending cases against the bus companies in state court.

In an emailed statement from the city’s law department, a spokeswoman
confirmed to NBC 5 Investigates that the city has received the complaint,
“but does not comment on ongoing litigation.”

This isn’t the only litigation related to the influx of migrants. Earlier
this month, New York City filed its own lawsuit against 17 bus companies.
That lawsuit alleges that the companies made as much as $1650 per
passenger.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made no secret of the fact that his
administration has helped bussed migrants away from Texas – including
sending 37,100 to New York and 30,800 to Chicago – according to a news
release Abbott’s office put out Friday.

No hearing date has been set for Wynne’s lawsuit in federal court. The bus
companies have pending court dates next month in state court related to
City of Chicago’s fines.


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