Texas Bus Company Sues Chicago Over Migrant Drop-Off Restrictions

Wynne Transportation alleges the city's ordinance infringes on federal immigration policy and violates constitutional rights.

Texas bus company, Wynne Transportation LLC, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago, alleging that an ordinance requiring them to stop dropping off migrants violates the U.S. Constitution and the Illinois Constitution.
The ordinance was put in place to control the flow of migrants being bussed from Texas, requiring bus companies to provide advance notice and receive approval from the city before dropping off migrants at the city’s designated landing zones.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bussed nearly 30,000 migrants to Chicago since the summer of 2022, according to a press release.
The lawsuit argues that the ordinance infringes on the right of the federal government to set immigration policy and violates the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Chicago has filed nearly 100 complaints against bus companies, impounded vehicles and issued thousands of dollars in fines in response to the migrant drop-offs.