SAN RAFAEL, CA — A bus bearing the logo from a shuttle company headquartered in San Rafael was seen depositing migrants in New York over the weekend, but officials at Marin Airporter deny any involvement in the controversy East Bay Times reported Tuesday.

The bus bearing the Marin Airporter logo was seen in videos and on national news reports Saturday, Sept. 17, at the New York Port Authority, where it was dropping off migrants and their possessions, East Bay Times said. The bus was one of two that were sold in 2010 to an unidentified company in Houston, who failed to “comply with requests to remove” Marin Airporter Logos, according to Marin Airporter Vice President David Hughes.

“It is standard in the industry for new owners to update bus paint and logos when purchasing used buses,” Hughes told East Bay Times. “However, this obviously has not been done,” he said. “Marin Airporter is deeply distressed that our name has been connected with the exploitation of vulnerable human beings.”

Marin Airporter, which primarily runs passengers from Marin County stops to San Francisco International Airport, is considering legal action over its name and logo being misappropriated and defamed, Hughes told the Times.

“If we had any idea this was their intention we never would have sold these guys these buses,” he said. “It’s a very strange situation for us.”

Read more at East Bay Times.

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