Lawsuit against Chicago is the latest legal fight over Texas moving migrants to U.S. cities

Chicago Transit Authority “warming” buses for migrants are the city’s latest attempt to provide shelter to incoming migrants. Late last year, Chicago cracked down on what it called “rogue buses” and passed rules requiring them to drop off passengers during particular hours in a stretch of downtown designated as “the landing zone.” The company’s subcontractors have since been the target of more than 90 suits filed by Chicago, with potential fines between $2,000 and $10,000, said Michael Kozlowski, a Chicago attorney representing Wynne. Steven D. Schwinn, professor of law at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said the absence of migrants in the lawsuit “gives away the game” of the intent behind the suit.. “So much of the complaint talks about the effect on migrant rights, immigrant rights, equal protection, discrimination against migrants and yet there are no migrants as part of this lawsuit,” Schwinn said. “Until Biden reverses course on his open border policies, Texas will continue transporting migrants to these cities,” Abbott said on the social media platform X.