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L.A. City Council seeks lawsuit over bussing of migrants from Texas
KTLA-TV ^ | August 31, 2023 | by: Cindy Von Quednow, Kareen Wynter

Posted on 08/31/2023 4:01:58 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Los Angeles City Council leaders filed two separate motions on Wednesday pushing for legal action against Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the busing of migrants to the region.

A total of 11 buses carrying asylum seekers have arrived in L.A. since June, with the latest getting to Union Station on Wednesday. The last bus carried 35 asylum seekers from Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela and even Russia.

The council members voted unanimously on both motions, with one calling for a probe investigating whether Abbott’s actions violated any criminal laws, like kidnapping and human trafficking. Some council leaders argue many families traveled on lengthy bus rides with little or no food and water.

“The message is clear that the city of Los Angeles will not accept this kind of behavior,” Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez said. “The governors are doing this for political points and that’s unacceptable. You cannot be playing with people’s lives in that way, and so if they did something unlawful, we want to make sure that we uncover it and we take any proper steps.”

In response, Abbott’s spokesperson slammed council leaders, calling them hypocrites after the council recently voted to have Los Angeles become a sanctuary city, tightening policies involving the use of city resources for federal immigration enforcement.

Every individual who arrived her in L.A. did so voluntarily, and buses had ample food and water, Abbott’s office indicated.

The sanctuary city label is why Abbott began sending migrants to L.A.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: border; illegalaliens; invasion; lahatesmexicans; sanctuarycities
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1 posted on 08/31/2023 4:01:58 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Los Angeles is a sanctuary city. To the contrary, the message is very clear that illegal immigrants are welcome in Los Angeles. I’m not sure what the counselor so sad about they should be happy that Texas is helping them out with their dreams.


2 posted on 08/31/2023 4:05:04 PM PDT by Mustangman
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Of course, the L.A. City Council will support Governor Newsome for President. He will not change a damn thing.


3 posted on 08/31/2023 4:06:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer (o)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hilarious watching these hypocrite lefties going NIMBY to the illegals that Abbott is sending their way. LA has always been proud to be a sanctuary city. Abbott is just making them live up to their promises.


4 posted on 08/31/2023 4:08:57 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
 migrants 

INVADERS

5 posted on 08/31/2023 4:09:32 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Kidnapping? I’m pretty much certain that Abbot or anybody else forced anyone to get on the bus.


6 posted on 08/31/2023 4:11:01 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (There are only 2 genders but 37 different types of queers.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

sorry ! travel within the US is unrestricted!!! and these people are not forced to go, they take the ride!

so STFU cali!


7 posted on 08/31/2023 4:12:08 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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yep! completely voluntarily!

you can take this nice bus here with AC and snacks to LA, or NY or Vice President Harris’s house, or... you can continue to walk 100+ miles through this desert here!

LMAO


8 posted on 08/31/2023 4:13:25 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“You cannot be playing with people’s lives in that way,” says a man who plays with people’s lives all day.


9 posted on 08/31/2023 4:14:21 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Seriously.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Of course an LA jury will vote “guilty”.Collecting the sum awarded might be a problem however.
10 posted on 08/31/2023 4:14:46 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If the migrants are NOT being forced onto the buses, but load voluntarily, LA can go pound sand.

It is good that blue cities are finding major problems dealing with migrants [a.k.a., illegals]. Being sanctuary cities are nice until they become overrun with migrants they welcome by being sanctuary cities.


11 posted on 08/31/2023 4:14:49 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Also if the migrants have a choice they will choose a city that has pledged to take care of them and not cooperate with deportation agents.


12 posted on 08/31/2023 4:17:07 PM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore………)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They should file the lawsuit against the border patrol for ushering in illegals and terrorists.


13 posted on 08/31/2023 4:19:35 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Forgot to mention that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is trying to do the same thing to DeSantis for the Martha's Vineyard thing.
14 posted on 08/31/2023 4:19:43 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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You wanted them, you’ve got them. The only illegals they want are their own illegals not some other state’s illegals.


15 posted on 08/31/2023 4:21:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Suceed, Well So Much For Skydiving ~)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The LA gangs are upset that outside competitive gang members are being dropped in their territories.


16 posted on 08/31/2023 4:24:26 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: dowcaet
Abbott is just making them live up to their promises

Alinsky Rule #4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."

17 posted on 08/31/2023 4:25:11 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

2019: Stopping illegal aliens is racist, sexist, homophobic and bigoted!

2023: Stopping sending illegals to our neighborhood you racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted bastards!


18 posted on 08/31/2023 4:25:19 PM PDT by Tzimisce ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The pukes are supposed to be running a sanctuary. Most of these illegal asylum people want to be Dodger fans not Rangers fans. Stop your whining and do the sanctuary stuff. It’s your strength and life enrichment. Plus, you can get your lawn done cheap.


19 posted on 08/31/2023 4:27:51 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Chumpkin and Garland must recuse themselves from any legal actions against President Trump.)
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The political leach proclaimed they are a “sanctuary city” and is shocked to find out there actually are illegal aliens with their hand stuck out for the “sanctuary city” money.

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20 posted on 08/31/2023 4:28:47 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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