"This lawsuit is baseless and deserves to be sanctioned. It’s clear that Mayor Adams knows nothing about the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution or about the constitutional right to travel that has been recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court," Abbott posted on X, just hours after Adams announced the lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed on January 4, claims that Texas has sent over 33,600 immigrants to NYC since August 2022. Cited as defendants in the lawsuit are the 17 charter bus and transportation companies used by Texas to transport the illegals: Buckeye Coach, Carduan Tours, Classic Elegance Coaches, Coastal Crew Change Company, Ejecutivo Enterprises, El Paso United Charters, Garcia and Garcia Enterprises, JY Charter Bus, Lily’s Bus Lines, Mayo Tours, Norteno Express, Roadrunner Charters, Southwest Crew Change Company, Transportes Regiomontanos, VLP Charter, Windstar Lines and Wynne Transportation.

Adams accused these bus and transportation companies of implementing the plan to transport immigrants to NYC "without any regard for the individuals they were transporting or an effort to help manage this humanitarian crisis." The lawsuit also claims that these companies are profiting from the strategy to create disorder and transfer the usual expenses of migration from the southern border to NYC and other cities nationwide.

However, Abbott posted on X that these allegations were not true.

"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. As such, they have the constitutional authority to travel across the country that Mayor Adams is interfering with. If the Mayor persists in this lawsuit, he may be held legally accountable for his violations," he wrote.